Is nuclear fusion environmentally friendly compared to other sources of energy? Compare to other forms of nuclear energy, such as nuclear fission, is fusion energy more environmentally friendly? Does it produce as much radioactive nuclear waste as fission? Is it significantly more environmentally friendly than fossil fuel like oil and coal?

from what i%26#039;ve heard, yes. it is environmentally friendly, but there are problems with using nuclear power plants rather then organic resources. it has already happened, but the risk of the core being exposed it always there. i%26#039;m not sure if it does produce the same amount of radioactive waste as fission and i don%26#039;t know if it is better then using coal or oil. im sorry that i couldn%26#039;t answer all of your questions, but i hope i did help shine some light on the topic. :)

yes fusion is better than fission. However the new gen 4 reactors using fission can produce alternative fuel sources when at this current stage fusion can not. Here is the other side and very little is known...nuclear waste is recyclable. However we would be using fossil fuels in uranium and plutonium. On the bright side...we have all those war heads that we can recycle!!!!