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by wolfv 3485 days ago
The article fails to mention the elephant in the room: damage from high-speed neutrons. From https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-small-fusion-... Deuterium-tritium fusion releases most of its energy as high-speed neutrons, which damage steel parts and gradually turn them radioactive.

In contrast, much simpler Molten-salt-fueled reactors can burn current stock piles of spent fuel rods. Safely generating electricity while reducing nuclear waste. References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molten_Salt_Reactor#Molten-salt...

http://transatomicpower.com/white_papers/TAP_White_Paper.pdf

The molten salt reactor (MSR) in generation IV: Overview and perspectives http://www.daretothink.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/serp14...