In 2023, the company agreed to pay a fine to the Environmental Protection Agency over how its facility in Altoona, Iowa, managed chemical risk posed by the more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia stored on site.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Unlike its counterpart, nuclear fission, fusion energy does not produce large amounts of radioactive waste that need to be stored safely.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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