Damage of the plasma vessel (Figure\: segment for Stellarator Wendelstein 7-X) causes extinction of the reaction.
A catastrophic accident is impossible besides since there are always only a few milligrams of 'fuel' within the facility.
There is virtually no radioactive waste during operation, but it ensues with the disassembly of worn out reactors (neutron-activated material constructions).
Deactivation of this waste lasts for 100 to 500 years; within a few decades it reduces to weakly radioactive waste.
As long as one cannot dispense with the radioactive tritium as fuel, however, an exacting safety regime is indispensable.
Slide__v4qJcKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_footer=Source\: Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), Garching Slide__v4qJcKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=Nuclear fusion - a low-risk nuclear energy option