nuclear energy

noun

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

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The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development revealed this week that it's received another 30 applications for nuclear energy projects totaling $80 million in state grant requests. Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 As of Friday morning, about 10.5% of ERCOT's energy generation came from nuclear energy sources, and its monthly capacity was over 5,260 MW. Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Evers on July 2 signed into law one bill that facilitates the hosting of a nuclear energy summit in the coming years in Madison, and another that commissions a study to find a site for a new nuclear energy plant. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 2 July 2025 Others commemorated included women, children and nuclear physicists involved in Iran's nuclear energy and enrichment activities. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear energy

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