nuclear energy

noun

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

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Rubio also noted that the U.S. isn’t against Iran using nuclear energy but is against the country having nuclear weapons. Rachel Scully, The Hill, 22 June 2025 Big Tech turns to nuclear to power AI ambitions Big Tech is investing in nuclear energy as soaring power demands push them to secure their data center future. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 June 2025 Iran needs nuclear energy to meet the demands of its growing population; sporadic blackouts are already commonplace. Robin Wright, New Yorker, 16 June 2025 Several high-profile nuclear accidents, including the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan, also negatively affected public perception of nuclear energy and tanked uranium prices, leading many domestic uranium producers to shutter their mines. Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear energy

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