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How is a fission reactor different from a fusion reactor?

How is a fission reactor different from a fusion reactor?-example-1

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Both processes are nuclear reactions that release a high amount of energy. Nuclear fission is the separation of a heavy nucleus into smaller nuclei, while nuclear fusion is the combination of light nuclei to create a larger, heavier one.

Now, the fission generates a chain reaction and the products are radioactive, which doesn't happen during the fusion. Therefore, the answer will be:

Answer: There is less radioactive waste.

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