Nuclear fusion reactor
Fusion technology is expected to be the energy of the future.
It is said to be an ideal energy source that does not produce radioactive waste, but is it really true?
As some of you may already know, in a nuclear reactor, exposure to strong radiation over a long period of time changes the properties of the material itself and the reactor becomes radioactive. It seems that it has not yet been scientifically elucidated. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that a similar phenomenon may occur in fusion nuclear reactors. It would be irresponsible to conclude that it cannot happen because the exact cause is unknown.
It is true that spent nuclear fuel is not generated, but the possibility that the reactor itself will become radioactive waste during dismantling cannot be ruled out.
If you assert that no radioactive waste will be generated, and later say that the reactor must be disposed of as radioactive waste, credibility will collapse at once. It will develop into a problem as serious as when the myth of nuclear safety is destroyed, if not more so.
Researchers, scientists, and those in positions of responsibility should be careful not to make such serious mistakes.
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