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by pfdietz 1275 days ago
Yes, and that's not a problem either here, because the neutrons don't stick around. If you had a lithium blanket making T you'd want to clear out any 3He as it was produced from T decay so they don't hoover up too many thermalized neutrons, though.

I don't think that (n,p) reaction on 3He normally produces a photon, btw.

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I suppose the 764 keV could be kinetic:

  n + 3He → 3H + 1H + 0.764 MeV
I expect the concentration of ³He in your blanket would be extremely low, relative to the Li, so an unlikely target.

Really, if it takes neutrons, it is not a problem.