Fusion Power on the way - at last ?

That is way off the mark. Nuclear is by far the safest an cleanest. France has been 80% nuclear for decades now, and their nuclear waste fits into a modest sized building. The newer technologies are actually pretty good.Compare this to the ecological damage that fossil fuels do, both immediately and long term, and there is no comparison. Fission is a smart fuel to transition us from fossil fuels to fusion.Edited by Taq, : No reason given.Edited by Taq, : No reason given.Edited by Taq, : No reason given.

Exactly what they are now. Encase them in a bunch of concrete and other materials. Go out to sea. Find a subduction zone. Dump away.In the newest reactors, much of the waste is recycled and put back in the reactor.Also, given enough energy, liquid hydrogen is the way to go for liquid fuel. You can use it in combustion engines, or even produce electricity in power cells. The only waste is heat and water.