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Generally, tritium is commercially produced by neutron activation of Lithium-6 in a nuclear reactor.

Particularly high neutron energies are not required for this reaction to take place.

It can also be a byproduct of heavy water reactors, as neutrons can be captured by the deuterons in the heavy water.

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