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darbym82

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Why is a potential fusion reactor inherently safer than a fission reactor?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What is deuterium and where is it found?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 26, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A malfunction will quench the nuclear reaction; it cannot experience anything comparable to a meltdown as in the case of a fission reactor.

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Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in the nucleus. It is found in seawater.


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