nuclear power

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

noun

1. power derived from nuclear energy.

nuclear power

noun

1. Also called: atomic power. power, esp electrical or motive, produced by a nuclear reactor

nuclear power

1. The electrical power generated by a nuclear reactor.

Pronunciation Note

See nuclear ( def. ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuclear power¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

It is not a hagiography but a raw account of a mother-daughter bond she calls "a respectful relationship between two nuclear powers. Which is OK, keep it cool".

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A swarm of jellyfish has caused major disruption at one of France's largest nuclear power plants, for the second time in a month.

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Russia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger - a vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara desert that has to import most of its electricity.

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A fire has been put out at a nuclear power plant in Russia's western Kursk region and air defences have shot down a Ukrainian drone, Russian officials have said.

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Were Ukraine and Europe about to get cut out of a deal cooked up behind closed doors by the world's two foremost nuclear powers?

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Related Words

• atomic energy