nuclear power

noun

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

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Recent Examples on the Web UMaine launched its first floating prototype a decade ago and became a surprise global leader after a study showed that the Gulf of Maine had the wind energy potential of 156 nuclear power plants, due to fast, consistent wind. David Sharp and Jennifer McDermott, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024 The deeply anti-E.U. far-right would then command huge authority over Europe’s second-largest economy, a key NATO member and nuclear power, and a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. TIME, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for nuclear power 

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“Nuclear power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20power. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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