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> Fusion reactors would produce only short-lived waste. One of the biggest problems with fusion reactor designs is that the typical elements we add to steel ab
by physicsguy 2y ago
> Fusion reactors would produce only short-lived waste.
One of the biggest problems with fusion reactor designs is that the typical elements we add to steel absorb neutrons and become radioactive. So no, this isn’t correct, unless you have no containment vessel or a totally new approach to metallurgy.