nuclear power

noun

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

Examples of nuclear power in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Traditional nuclear power plants are enormously expensive and unwelcome in many communities. Roger Dooley, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Last month, Microsoft signed a deal with U.S. energy firm Constellation to resurrect a defunct reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, whose reactor has been dormant for five years. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 And unlike solar and wind energy, which fluctuate with the weather and time of day, nuclear power plants can generate electricity around the clock. Justine Calma, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024 An independent but neighboring reactor at the nuclear site was home to the worst meltdown ever at a U.S. commercial nuclear power plant in 1979. Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 15 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2024.

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