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 That included self-reliance in the capital goods sector and heavy investment in Indian railways, steel companies, and nuclear power. Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024 Two North Korean missiles take out a nuclear power station in California and central Washington, D.C. Annie Jacobsen, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 The legislation contained hundreds of billions of dollars in tax credits to help companies switch to low-carbon electricity sources like wind, solar and nuclear power. Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024 Support for nuclear power has only slowly recovered 13 years after a tsunami triggered the triple meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi atomic plant, which is still laden with tens of billions of dollars in clean-up costs. Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg.com, 8 Mar. 2024 That’s typical of the uranium fuel used in civilian nuclear power reactors. 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

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“Nuclear power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20power. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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