While fusion is a nuclear process, the products of the fusion reaction (helium and a neutron) are not radioactive, and with proper design a fusion power plant would be passively safe, and would produce no long-lived radioactive waste.
In the United States and formerly Canada a ton is defined to be 2,000 pounds (907 kg). Where confusion is possible, the 2240 lb ton is called  long ton  and the 2000 lb ton  short ton ; the tonne is distinguished by its spelling, but usually pronounced the same as ton, hence the US term metric ton.here confusion is possible, the 2240 lb ton is called  long ton  and the 2000 lb ton  short ton ; the tonne is distinguished by its spelling, but usually pronounced the same as ton, hence the US term metric ton.
ANSWER   One ton = 2,000 pounds. Multiply 2,000 x 14 to get 28,000 pounds.   ANSWER   In the most common international usage of the terms ton and pound:   1 ton â¦[metric] = 2 204.622 621 848 776 pound [international Avoirdupois]   14 ton = aprox 30 864.7 lbs   But see the related question for eventual disambiguation.