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Nuclear power plants use nuclear fission reaction to produce electricity. What is the advantage of producing electricity by fusion reaction?

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More electricity can be produced by nuclear fusion reaction as compared to fission reaction because nuclear fusion reaction releases more amount of energy per unit mass of fuel than fission reactions.

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