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. Online Registration for HPS 2010 Midyear Meeting Now Available
. NRC Academic Program Nuclear Education Grants, FY2010, Now Accepting Applications
. EPA's STAR Graduate and GRO Undergraduate Fellowship Funding Now Accepting Applications
Upcoming Events
. 2010 HPS Midyear Topical Meeting
Radiation Risk Communication to the Public
24-27 January 2010
Albuquerque, NM
. 2010 HPS Professional Development School
Radiation Risk Communication: Issues and Solutions
27-29 January 2010
Albuquerque, NM
20 November 2009

Fusion reaction

A reaction in which at least one heavier, more-stable nucleus is produced by the combination of two lighter, less-stable nuclei. Reactions of this type are responsible for enormous releases of energy, for example, the heat from the sun.
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