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OftenBen · 3102 days ago · link · · parent · post: Discovery of Huge Stash of Helium is a 'Game-Changer' for Industry

Neat.

Why aren't we recapturing helium from nuclear reactors again? I know that we were at one point, but that stopped for some reason.

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user-inactivated · 3101 days ago · link ·

If the US would stop dumping Helium on the market and therefore make it more expensive, they might start doing that again. Helium balloons are too cheap, it should be $10 per balloon, or we can move to hydrogen and at least get the side effect of a neat light show once in a while.

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iza · 3102 days ago · link ·

Probably not worth the cost, but it is always an option in the event that we do exhaust the natural supply.

+discuss+discuss

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neptath · 3101 days ago · link ·

If we're only 25 years away from depletion of the natural resources, like the study referenced in the article says, and can't figure out a good way to harness this new source, then it sounds to me like we'd better start recapturing soon...