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E=mc2 does not explain energy in nuclear fusion, any more than it explains energy in chemical reactions. What happens is that the forces between nucleons are extremely strong (compared to a chemical reaction, for example), the corresponding energies are big, and therefore the corresponding mass (according to the mass-energy equivalence) is measurable. There is a measurable mass deficit, and this can be used to predict the amount of energy produced.

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