Lockheed's Skunk Works promises working Fusion Reactor by 2017

[jeff47]

38. So much wrong in one post.

But then, it is you talking about nuclear power. Btw, are we all dead yet? You claimed Fukushima would render the Northern hemisphere uninhabitable by now.

Fission power uses Uranium, and produces radioactive by-products. The reaction is critical and can cause an explosion or meltdown if not actively controlled.

Fusion power uses hydrogen, and produces helium. Neither is radioactive. The energy comes from E=mc^2'ing a couple neutrons per reaction. The fusion power plants we have developed generate fusion by a very strong magnetic field crushing the hydrogen. If something goes wrong and that field goes away, fusion stops. Instead of actively trying to prevent the reaction, we are actively causing the reaction.

But hey, that's just what those evil scientists say. Clearly, we should ignore the massive differences between fission and fusion.