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Nuclear Energy

Medical Definition:	Energy released by nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.
Guide Notes:	nuclear power plants: see note & X ref at POWER PLANTS

Nuclear Energy Categories.

	Nuclear Fission - Nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of a heavy atom such as uranium or plutonium is split into two approximately equal parts by a neutron, charged particle, or photon.
	Nuclear Fusion - Thermonuclear reaction in which the nuclei of an element of low atomic weight unite under extremely high temperature and pressure to form a nucleus of a heavier atom.

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