diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/type2type.dm b/code/__HELPERS/type2type.dm
index c4d105a3a6..bbbf99c9de 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/type2type.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/type2type.dm
@@ -462,16 +462,14 @@
 		else
 			. = max(0, min(255, 138.5177312231 * log(temp - 10) - 305.0447927307))
 
-/proc/fusionpower2text(power) //used when displaying fusion power on analyzers
-	switch(power)
-		if(0 to 5)
-			return "low"
-		if(5 to 20)
-			return "mid"
-		if(20 to 50)
-			return "high"
-		if(50 to INFINITY)
-			return "super"
+/proc/instability2text(instability) //used when displaying fusion power on analyzers
+	switch(instability)
+		if(0 to 2)
+			return "stable, meaning that its heat will always increase."
+		if(2 to 3)
+			return "metastable, meaning that its heat will trend upwards."
+		if (3 to INFINITY)
+			return "unstable, meaning that its heat will trend downwards."
 
 /proc/color2hex(color)	//web colors
 	if(!color)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
index fae2833c8a..8fdeaa0f9f 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
@@ -729,10 +729,10 @@ GENETICS SCANNER
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[target] is empty!</span>")
 
 		if(cached_scan_results && cached_scan_results["fusion"]) //notify the user if a fusion reaction was detected
-			var/fusion_power = round(cached_scan_results["fusion"], 0.01)
-			var/tier = fusionpower2text(fusion_power)
+			var/instability = round(cached_scan_results["fusion"], 0.01)
+			var/tier = instability2text(instability)
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='boldnotice'>Large amounts of free neutrons detected in the air indicate that a fusion reaction took place.</span>")
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Power of the last fusion reaction: [fusion_power]\n This power indicates it was a [tier]-tier fusion reaction.</span>")
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Instability of the last fusion reaction: [instability]\n This indicates it was [tier].</span>")
 	return
 
 /obj/item/analyzer/proc/scan_turf(mob/user, turf/location)
@@ -783,10 +783,10 @@ GENETICS SCANNER
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='info'>Temperature: [round(environment.return_temperature()-T0C, 0.01)] &deg;C ([round(environment.return_temperature(), 0.01)] K)</span>")
 
 		if(cached_scan_results && cached_scan_results["fusion"]) //notify the user if a fusion reaction was detected
-			var/fusion_power = round(cached_scan_results["fusion"], 0.01)
-			var/tier = fusionpower2text(fusion_power)
+			var/instability = round(cached_scan_results["fusion"], 0.01)
+			var/tier = instability2text(instability)
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='boldnotice'>Large amounts of free neutrons detected in the air indicate that a fusion reaction took place.</span>")
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Power of the last fusion reaction: [fusion_power]\n This power indicates it was a [tier]-tier fusion reaction.</span>")
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Instability of the last fusion reaction: [instability]\n This indicates it was [tier].</span>")
 
 /obj/item/analyzer/ranged
 	desc = "A hand-held scanner which uses advanced spectroscopy and infrared readings to analyze gases as a distance. Alt-Click to use the built in barometer function."
@@ -992,4 +992,4 @@ GENETICS SCANNER
 #undef SCANMODE_CHEMICAL
 #undef SCANMODE_WOUND
 #undef SCANNER_CONDENSED
-#undef SCANNER_VERBOSE
\ No newline at end of file
+#undef SCANNER_VERBOSE