Well, large parts of operating costs of a fission nuclear power plant is getting rid of the radioactive waste and shutting it down safely. With fusion, due to

Well, large parts of operating costs of a fission nuclear power plant is getting rid of the radioactive waste and shutting it down safely. With fusion, due to nature of the process, and the fact that the reaction isn't self sustaining the prices could be lower. The big reason is that fusion produces less radioactive waste and doesn't cause a meltdown when a breach happens. Yes, neutron bombardment happens, and it makes stuff more radioactive but IIRC the half time is lower and the shielding could be optimized to have low half-life time.