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Nuclear Fission
List two adva...
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List two advantages of power production by nuclear fusion, over nuclear fission.
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1) Fusion reactions produce absolutely enormous amounts of energy, much more than fission reactions.
2) The other main advantage is that fusion does not produce radioactive, toxic waste products as fission does.
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