Letter: Safe alternatives to nuclear fission

Don Gale’s Dec. 14 essay, “Climate change leaves us on thin ice,” contains some glaring misinformation.Philo Farnsworth wasn’t working on “cold fusion.” He was working on nuclear fusion (hot plasma). Work on his “Fusor” reactor design continues with the Polywell reactor, but remains 20-plus years in the future.It is irresponsible for Don to bring up nuclear fission without mentioning the seriousness of its radioactive byproducts, some of which have