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Is it safe to build fusion near cities?
Yes. Fusion has no runaway-accident pathway and no evacuation zone, and a compact, low-water, low-neutron plant is well suited to siting near the loads it serves.
Siting flexibility follows from fusion's passive safety, shielding, compact footprint, and low water use.
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Can a fusion plant be built near a city?
Yes. Because fusion can't melt down or run away and produces no large dispersible radioactive inventory, there is no fission-style emergency evacuation zone. Combined with a compact footprint and low cooling-water needs, that makes fusion well suited to siting near the cities and industries it powers.
What about radiation for neighbors?
Biological shielding contains the operational radiation on site, and a low-neutron plant needs less of it. There is no credible accident that would expose the surrounding community to significant radiation.
Why does siting near cities matter?
Because firm power is most valuable close to large, constant loads — cities, industry, data centers — where land and water may be scarce. Fusion's compactness and siting flexibility are real advantages there.