For one thing (the one that's guaranteed), nuclear power would get a lot safer [1]. If our expectations about fusion's efficiency [2] are correct then in the l

For one thing (the one that's guaranteed), nuclear power would get a lot safer [1]. If our expectations about fusion's efficiency [2] are correct then in the long run we would have to worry much less about our conventional sources of energy and the environmental price that comes with using them. The questions of peak oil and CO_2 emissions would be at least partially defused regardless of how much of a threat they really represent. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power#Accident_potential https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power#Accident_potentia... [2] http://focusfusion.org/index.php/site/article/its_not_fission http://focusfusion.org/index.php/site/article/its_not_fissio...