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| Author: | Atkinson, A. |
| Title: | The environmental impact of fusion power. |
| Journal: | Energy Policy
1989 : JUN, VOL. 17:3, p. 277-283 |
| Index terms: | NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT SAFETY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | In the early years of research into fusion, a powerful impression embedded itself in the public imagination that here was a potentially infinite source of energy which, once released, would be cheap and trouble-free. As research has progressed, it has gradually become evident that a major fusion programme, if it ever becomes technically realizable, will be far from cheap. Furthermore, the notion that fusion power would be free of serious environmental problems is also showing itself to be a long way from the truth. The information so far available on potential environmental impacts of fusion power is surveyed and then, briefly, this is placed in the context of other contending long-term sources of energy. |
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