Defining Key TermsNuclear EnergyThe use of nuclear processes (decay, fusion, and fission) to generate energy in the form of useful heat and electricity. Fission reactions are currently more developed than other methods of producing nuclear energy; However, it is believed that once nuclear fusion reactors have been successfully developed to the extent that they can operate and produce substantial energy, they can become the primary form of energy production as they are significantly safer, more practical and more efficient. reaction in which several nuclei of atoms collide at high speed, under high pressure and high temperature to form a new nucleus, thereby releasing photons (light and energy).Nuclear fission reactionA nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom divides into smaller or lighter nuclei, producing free neutrons and photons, in the form of gamma rays. They release a large amount of energy.Radioactive decayRadioactive decay is a process by which the nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting radiation. Material that radioactively decays is considered radioactive material.ITERITER, Latin for "The Way" and an acronym for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, is an internationally conducted research and engineering project and involves the construction of the most largest nuclear fusion reactor in the world. . The seven members involved in the ITER project are the European Union (EU), India, Japan, China, Russia, South Korea and the United States, with the EU contributing 45% of the funds and other countries at 9% each. Although it is still currently under construction, ITER has the potential to deliver immense amounts of energy and......paper......e, as it was a more large and more powerful than any the United States has built. had developed. Thermonuclear (“hydrogen”) bombsA thermonuclear bomb is a type of nuclear bomb that releases atomic energy through a combination of nuclear fission – when the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts – and fusion nuclear – the collision and fusion of hydrogen. nuclei at high temperature and high pressure to produce helium atoms. These primarily use the heat of nuclear fission to power nuclear fusion.PlasmaPlasma is one of the four fundamental states of matter, along with solid, liquid and gas. Heating the gas to very high temperatures under high pressure turns it into plasma. Much of the understanding of plasma arises from nuclear fission and fusion technology, as plasma isolation is part of the nuclear fusion process...