> A fusion reactor doesn't create create long-lived radioactive waste (or any kind of pollution). It can create things that take 100 years, a closed cycle thor

> A fusion reactor doesn't create create long-lived radioactive waste (or any kind of pollution). It can create things that take 100 years, a closed cycle thorium breeder takes 200-300 years. And the waste from that process is actually quite useful to extract isotopes for medical, nuclear batteries and other applications. > A fusion reactor cannot be used to create nuclear weapons. That is just flat wrong. Most fusion reactors that are considered today absolutely can be used to create nuclear weapons. I would argue starting a nuclear weapons program if you have control over a fusion reactor is far easier compared to when you have a thorium breeder. While it is possible in theory, in practice nobody would ever do it. Your whole workforce would suffer from to much radiation and because of certain other parts of the material, it would be incredibly easy to track in terms of proliferation. This is a buggy-men, and would still be with fusion. > A fusion reactor doesn't require any form of mining for it's fuel. Thorium is incredibly common. Its already a waste in rare earth mining, so likely you wouldn't even need a single new mine. Every country has enough thorium in the ground to power itself. > A fusion reactor cannot meltdown in any way. Neither can a properly designed fission reactor. And in a molten salt reactor all dangerous gases are chemically bound in the salt and if removed from the reactor would freeze instantly not realising them into the air. A fusion reactor is actually more likely to release dangerous gases into the air. > Due to these inherent safety features, the costs associated with the regulation and engineering a fusion power plant could be much lower than a fission plant. That's a nice fantsay to have as we don't yet have fusion reactors so one can just make assertion. But as I explained above, a fusion reactor would need at least as much or more regulation as the fission reactors I describe above. And if you follow the industry you will know that those reactors have a very hard time clearing the regulation.