power plant
noun
1
: an electric utility generating station
2
: an engine and related parts supplying the motive power of a self-propelled object (such as a rocket or automobile)
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The power plant was built with help from Russia and began operating around 2012, according to the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a nonprofit that studies global security issues.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The power plant will feature two VVER-1200 reactor units and will use the Leningrad power plant as a reference project.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
The announcement was a stark reversal from his threat over the weekend to strike Iranian power plants if Tehran didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Israeli energy and communications infrastructure and power plants of countries in the region that host US military bases would also be targeted, Iran said.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The power plant will feature two VVER-1200 reactor units and will use the Leningrad power plant as a reference project.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
The announcement was a stark reversal from his threat over the weekend to strike Iranian power plants if Tehran didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Israeli energy and communications infrastructure and power plants of countries in the region that host US military bases would also be targeted, Iran said.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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