English-Italian translations for nuclear fusion

• fusione nucleare
  L'energia nucleare, la fusione nucleare e la fissione nucleare sono di importanza fondamentale. Nuclear power, nuclear fusion and nuclear fission are of vital importance.
  Dobbiamo accordare pieno sostegno al progetto ITER e alla fusione nucleare. We must give our full backing to ITER and to nuclear fusion.
  Sul punto "Fusione termonucleare controllata, fusione nucleare controllata» ci asteniamo dal voto. We are abstaining on controlled thermonuclear fusion, controlled nuclear fusion.

Definition of nuclear fusion

• The combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bomb explode

Related words

• nuclear fuel
• thermonuclear fusion
• nuclear fuel cycle
• nuclear fusion reactor
• spent nuclear fuel