Fusion Power on the way - at last ?

NoNukes writes: Actually coal plants do produce radioactive waste. But, yes, the other waste is HORRIBLE. Coal: simply the worst way to make energy.See this article in Scientific American:Coal Ash Is More Radioactive Than Nuclear Waste - Scientific AmericanEdited by xongsmith, : simply

Jon writes: See Message 43,See this article in Scientific American:Coal Ash Is More Radioactive Than Nuclear Waste - Scientific AmericanAlso see Coal and Water Pollution | Union of Concerned ScientistsCoal is the simply the worst possible way to make energy.

Jon writes: By the time fusion is ready to replace other energy sources, fossil fuel will no longer be in use. Fusion might be able to replace solar, wind and hydro-electric.

Ringo asks of Jon: Maybe it'll just suck the Deuterium & Tritium out of thin air....
...store the waste Helium to sell to the circuses for their balloons?

Rahvin writes: But isn't there right now already a lot of dirty waste that cannot be reprocessed? That's where the subduction zones come in as a solution. I may be wrong about this....The existing nuclear plants should all be upgraded to Thorium or at least modern technology.