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Advantages and disadvantages of Nuclear Fission and Fusion

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produces a large amount of energy from a small amount of fuel
Nuclear fission
Cost of fuel is less than fossil fuel plants
Nuclear fission
Doesn't pollute the air or produce greenhouse effects
Nuclear fission
Explosions send large amounts of radioactive materials in the atmosphere
Nuclear fission
Radioactive materials can leak into the environment
Nuclear fission
Non-renewable
Nuclear fission
products of uranium is radioactive, radioactive waste can give off radiation for thousands of years
nuclear fission
conditions needed is hard to get on earth
Nuclear fusion
difficult to contain
Nuclear fusion
requires a large input of energy, very expensive
Nuclear fusion
no material that can sustain the high reaction tempertures
Nuclear fusion
The hydrogen fuel needed is readily availble
nuclear fusion
available in almost unlimited amounts
nuclear fusion
Radioactive waste and greenhouse gases are not a problem
Nuclear fusion
the hydrogen isotopes used does not produce high levels of radition
Nuclear fusion
an accident would release little nuclear radiation into the environment
Nuclear fusion
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