nuclear energy

noun

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

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To meet its needs for gas without having to rely on Russia or Qatar, EU countries may look to buying more LNG from the U.S. or other suppliers or revisit their nuclear energy policy. Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 The announcements, taken together, indicate potential plans for nuclear fuel production, nuclear energy generation and energy-hungry data centers, all co-located on one site. Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025 Russia has signed a nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Niger and fellow members of West Africa's Alliance of Sahel States, deepening Moscow's strategic footprint across the continent. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 In France, for example, electric heating is already widely used during the winter and the energy mix is also highly dominated by nuclear energy, IEA's Voswinkel said. April Roach, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear energy

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