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by lostlogin 1610 days ago
Surely you’d need a lot more water than lead?

At least you can be using the water though.

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The water will accumulate deuterium and tritium over time though. Eventually, it will degrade to emergency drink status. Might be a good way to get at fusion reactor fuel though.
Will it also accumulate heavy oxygen?
There is a few radioactive isotopes of oxygen that I think could be produced by gamma bombardment, O-15, and a few others. They decay very quickly to nitrogen though. Over time, this could turn into an interesting mix of elements.