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nuclear power
[ noo-klee-er pou-er, nyoo- ]
noun
- power derived from nuclear energy.
nuclear power
noun
- power, esp electrical or motive, produced by a nuclear reactor Also calledatomic power
nuclear power
- The electrical power generated by a nuclear reactor .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nuclear power1
Example Sentences
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.
As a 2015 analysis put it, “Economics killed small nuclear power plants in the past — and probably will keep doing so.”
There is also a large Chinese investment in the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset.
" I do understand is that being a nuclear power plant worker, her phone is likely to be bugged," Yeva tells me.
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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