For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:
(a) “Financial incentive” includes a contract, grant, loan, or other appropriate funding mechanism.
(b) “Fusion” means a reaction in which at least one heavier, more stable nucleus is produced from at least one lighter, less stable nucleus, typically through high temperatures and pressures, and emitting energy as a result.
(c) “Fusion energy” means the product of fusion reactions inside a fusion device that is used to generate electricity or other commercially usable forms of energy.
(d) “Initiative” means the Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative established pursuant to Section 25997.1.