However, the future of nuclear power will probably involve nuclear fusion, which is the process of fusing two nuclei--likely from the hydrogen isotopes tritium and deuterium, which have two and one neutrons, respectively (the common form of hydrogen has no neutrons). Fusion would have several advantages over fission as a source of nuclear power--less radioactivity and nuclear waste, more easy-to-obtain fuel supplies, and increased safety--but while research into this process has been ongoing since the 1940s, it hasn't produced a viable way to harness nuclear fusion into a usable power source yet.🏁

However, the future of nuclear power will probably involve nuclear fusion, which is the process of fusing two nuclei--likely from the hydrogen isotopes tritium and deuterium, which have two and one neutrons, respectively (the common form of hydrogen has no neutrons). Fusion would have several advantages over fission as a source of nuclear power--less radioactivity and nuclear waste, more easy-to-obtain fuel supplies, and increased safety--but while research into this process has been ongoing since the 1940s, it hasn't produced a viable way to harness nuclear fusion into a usable power source yet.🏁