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.
In non-U.S. measurements, a ton equals 2,240 pounds. A tonne, also known as a metric ton, is a unit of mass equaling 1,000 kilograms. American English speakers generally have no use for tonne, so the spelling rarely appears in U.S. publications. Elsewhere, fastidious publications use the appropriate spellings for the units of measurement.