atomic energy
noun
physics
: energy that is created by splitting apart the nuclei of atoms : nuclear energy
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To become a real catalyst for smart nuclear growth in Africa, the AfDB needs to ditch its outdated ban on nuclear projects and openly recognize atomic energy as part of the continent’s clean power future.
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W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The state-run Tass news agency cited Russia's atomic energy agency, Rosenergoatom, as reporting that one unit at the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant was temporarily disconnected from the grid.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The level of cooperation that ended WWII, which the Interim Committee recommended be marshalled for atomic energy in 1945, has not been reached.
—Charles Oppenheimer, Time, 17 Aug. 2025
What To Know Russia and Niger finalized a memorandum of understanding in Niamey, Niger's capital, on July 29—with senior officials from Rosatom, Russia's state atomic energy corporation, and Niger's Energy Ministry in attendance.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
In 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would accelerate the atomic energy program; the plant opened during the start of the Cold War.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Some have likened the attainment of AGI and ASI to the likes of achieving atomic energy and the atomic bomb.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The improbable blockbuster success of the atomic energy biopic Oppenheimer proved yet again why Nolan is one of the few directors who can reliably deliver an all-audience event film, and The Odyssey‘s epic scope and A-list cast should prove a major draw.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
But Feinberg’s design couldn’t compete during the bustling heyday of atomic energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018
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W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The state-run Tass news agency cited Russia's atomic energy agency, Rosenergoatom, as reporting that one unit at the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant was temporarily disconnected from the grid.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The level of cooperation that ended WWII, which the Interim Committee recommended be marshalled for atomic energy in 1945, has not been reached.
—Charles Oppenheimer, Time, 17 Aug. 2025
What To Know Russia and Niger finalized a memorandum of understanding in Niamey, Niger's capital, on July 29—with senior officials from Rosatom, Russia's state atomic energy corporation, and Niger's Energy Ministry in attendance.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
In 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would accelerate the atomic energy program; the plant opened during the start of the Cold War.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Some have likened the attainment of AGI and ASI to the likes of achieving atomic energy and the atomic bomb.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The improbable blockbuster success of the atomic energy biopic Oppenheimer proved yet again why Nolan is one of the few directors who can reliably deliver an all-audience event film, and The Odyssey‘s epic scope and A-list cast should prove a major draw.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
But Feinberg’s design couldn’t compete during the bustling heyday of atomic energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018
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“Atomic energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atomic%20energy. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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