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.
Confidence votes 98. A ton is 2000 lbs, so if you rounded, 1500 lbs equals about 1 ton. The exact answer, however, is .75 or 3/4 of a ton.000 pounds = 4 tons = 3.628739 metric tons   8000 Troy pounds = 3.291428 tons = 2.985934 metric tons   There are also long tons and short tons which would give differen â¦ t answers. 8 people found this useful. Scorpio 10.