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nuclear power

[ noo-klee-er pou-er, nyoo- ]

noun

  1. power derived from nuclear energy.


nuclear power

noun

  1. power, esp electrical or motive, produced by a nuclear reactor Also calledatomic power
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nuclear power

  1. The electrical power generated by a nuclear reactor .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nuclear power1

First recorded in 1925–30
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As part of this plan, the US might also take control of the controversial Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – currently in Russian hands – and feed the electricity to both parts of Ukrainian territory.

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As a 2015 analysis put it, “Economics killed small nuclear power plants in the past — and probably will keep doing so.”

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There is also a large Chinese investment in the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset.

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" I do understand is that being a nuclear power plant worker, her phone is likely to be bugged," Yeva tells me.

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The construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast is a key part of the government's growth programme.

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