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nuclear power

noun

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

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This achievement aligns with China's broader policy goals, including peaking carbon emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060, with nuclear power playing a central role. Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 The strategic partnership deal creates opportunities for US nuclear energy companies to participate in projects and also help in the transfer of advanced US technologies, including nuclear power plants. Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025 Ukraine would also have to give up land that Vladimir Putin's military does not currently control and split the electricity that's produced with the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with Russia. Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025 For Constellation Energy, which owns Three Mile Island's lone functioning nuclear power reactor, the federal loan will lower its financing cost to get the mothballed plant up and running again. CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 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 27 Nov. 2025.

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