Fusion plants do produce radioactive waste. The containment shielding needs to be replaced every so often. This shielding is constantly being bombarded by all kinds of EM energy. Even though the fusing plasma is magnetically contained, the engery produced is not. Thus, over time, the material surrounding the reaction is irradiated much as the interior of a fission plant. Acturally more so, as the reaction is much more intense. While fusion reactors wouldn't produce as much waste as fission plants, there still is a waste issue.
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Fusion plants do produce radioactive waste. The containment shielding needs to be replaced every so often. This shielding is constantly being bombarded by all kinds of EM energy. Even though the fusing plasma is magnetically contained, the engery produced is not. Thus, over time, the material surrounding the reaction is irradiated much as the interior of a fission plant. Acturally more so, as the reaction is much more intense. While fusion reactors wouldn't produce as much waste as fission plants, there still is a waste issue.