Examples of nuclear power in a Sentence
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That’s typical of the uranium fuel used in civilian nuclear power reactors.
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Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
That will be important as more of the U.S. grid relies on less-polluting energy sources like solar, wind and nuclear power.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
An artificial reef built to offset marine life killed by the seawater cooling system at the nuclear power plant is finally doing its job, reports Phil Diehl at the Union-Tribune.
—Brooke Staggs, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2024
Officials believe that reopening Palisades, a nuclear power plant that has an 800-megawatt capacity, is key to significantly reducing carbon emissions.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, officials announced Wednesday.
—Ed White, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
California lawmakers are worried that taxpayers could be on the hook for a $300 million gap in a loan issued to Pacific Gas and Electric to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operational until 2030, via Ari Plachta.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
One spent some time in the fallout zone around the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl following the plant’s deadly 1986 meltdown.
—David Axe, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The nuclear power plant, often called SONGS, shut down in 2013 after defects were found in its replacement steam generators.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
That will be important as more of the U.S. grid relies on less-polluting energy sources like solar, wind and nuclear power.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
An artificial reef built to offset marine life killed by the seawater cooling system at the nuclear power plant is finally doing its job, reports Phil Diehl at the Union-Tribune.
—Brooke Staggs, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2024
Officials believe that reopening Palisades, a nuclear power plant that has an 800-megawatt capacity, is key to significantly reducing carbon emissions.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, officials announced Wednesday.
—Ed White, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
California lawmakers are worried that taxpayers could be on the hook for a $300 million gap in a loan issued to Pacific Gas and Electric to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operational until 2030, via Ari Plachta.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
One spent some time in the fallout zone around the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl following the plant’s deadly 1986 meltdown.
—David Axe, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The nuclear power plant, often called SONGS, shut down in 2013 after defects were found in its replacement steam generators.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Nuclear power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20power. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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