# Canada's Helium-3 Advantage

> Canada holds helium-3 for quantum tech without moon missions.
- Title: Canada's Helium-3 Advantage · Financialpost | Shortify
- Summary: Canada holds helium-3 for quantum tech without moon missions. Canada can produce helium-3 for quantum computing using CANDU reactors, unlike the U.S. and…
- Keywords: helium-3, candu reactors, quantum computing, nuclear power, trade leverage, interlune, money, business, Canada's, Advantage, Financialpost
- Source: Financialpost — https://financialpost.com/news/economy/us-going-moon-resource-canada-has-scale
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: helium-3, candu reactors, quantum computing, nuclear power, trade leverage, interlune, money, business
## NASA funds moon helium-3 project
NASA paid Seattle-based startup Interlune US$6.9 million to build hardware for lunar helium-3 extraction.
## Interlune secures major orders
Interlune has lined up close to half a billion dollars in binding purchase orders from quantum companies and U.S. government agencies.
## Canada's helium-3 advantage
Canada makes helium-3 as a byproduct of CANDU nuclear power, unlike the U.S. and others who produce it from nuclear warheads.
## Quantum tech requires helium-3
Helium-3 is needed for quantum computing to operate at ultra-cold temperatures below absolute zero.
## Canada's strategic helium-3 potential
Protecting helium-3 could build quantum supply chains, create economic growth, and strengthen trade negotiations.
## Key takeaway

Canada can produce helium-3 for quantum computing using CANDU reactors, unlike the U.S. and others.