nuclear power

noun

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

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Besides being efficient, nuclear power plants take up a whole lot less space than wind and solar farms. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024 The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear response by Russia even to a conventional attack by any country that is supported by a nuclear power. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 In a commercial office park outside Washington DC, a company called X-energy is promising a new kind of nuclear power. Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024 There are not enough natural gas, coal, and nuclear power plants, along with long duration batteries, to keep Texans warm during long, very cold winter nights. Ed Hirs, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nuclear power 

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