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My understanding is that radioactive waste would be minimal with fusion. That's one of the advantages over fission. Did I get bad info? Here's what I read: htt
by WheelsAtLarge 5y ago
My understanding is that radioactive waste would be minimal with fusion. That's one of the advantages over fission. Did I get bad info?
Here's what I read:
https://www.iaea.org/topics/energy/fusion/faqs https://www.iaea.org/topics/energy/fusion/faqs
- tuatoru 5y agoIt may be OK with aneutronic fusion such as the 3He stuff that is a couple orders of magnitude more difficult to do than D-T fusion. With a lot of released energy in the form of energetic neutrons, D-T reaction vessels and containment structures become radioactive and get weakened, necessitating replacement every decade or so. Thousands of tons of radioactive waste.
- dv_dt 5y agoFuel waste would be minimal - but how long will containment vessels last?