Supporters claim that fusion is the best long-term choice for a safe, clean energy source.
U.S. scientists see the project more as a plasma physics experiment rather than as a step towards a power station. We see no great advantage for fusion energy. Even if we run out of low-cost uranium, there is always thorium. A special conference at Columbia University to discuss future climate impacts brought to light the possibility of a major hurricane passing through New York City at full force 80 years in the future. Speakers said the storm would be so damaging that all power would be out, most waterfront property would be submerged, and water would cover a wide area of the state.