Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth - General Atomics Fusion Education
Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth - General Atomics Fusion Education
Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth - General Atomics Fusion Education
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Energy Source<br />
Advantages and Disadvantages<br />
Energy Sources Advantages Disadvantages<br />
Fissi<strong>on</strong> • Clean, no CO 2 • Waste disposal is difficult<br />
(Nuclear Power) • Does not produce • Safety c<strong>on</strong>cerns<br />
immediate polluti<strong>on</strong><br />
Hydroelectric • Clean, no CO 2 • Dam c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong><br />
destroys habitats<br />
• Geographically limited<br />
Wind • Clean, no CO 2 • Huge numbers of<br />
windmills required for<br />
adequate power generati<strong>on</strong><br />
• Geographically limited<br />
Geothermal • Clean, no CO 2 • Geographically limited<br />
Solar<br />
• Clean, no CO 2 • Huge number of solar<br />
cells required for<br />
adequate power generati<strong>on</strong><br />
• Geographically limited<br />
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