nuclear energy

noun

physics
: energy that is created by splitting apart the nuclei of atoms

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The long-term bullish case for nuclear energy remains intact. Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025 Listen to this article After years of attempts to open Colorado up to nuclear energy, a bill before the legislature this year is showing new promise for the effort. Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025 Zoom out: Fourteen banks, including Bank of America, Barclays, Brookfield, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Guggenheim Securities and Morgan Stanley, signed a letter in September signaling their support for nuclear energy development. Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025 Wind and solar farms require significantly more land than fossil fuels or nuclear energy projects to generate the same amount of power. Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for nuclear energy 

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“Nuclear energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20energy. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.

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