nuclear power

noun

physics
: energy that is created by splitting apart the nuclei of atoms

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The company’s shares have risen more than 7% this week as Meta’s deal to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy has reinforced the view that demand is increasing as the tech sector hunts for electricity for its data centers. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 June 2025 These deals, coupled with four executive orders from President Donald Trump aimed at bolstering nuclear power, seem to be heralding a new nuclear power age in the U.S., writes Forbes senior contributor David Blackmon. Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 The creators referenced the video game his show is based on, as well as real-world places that saw mass destruction, like the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 An undated photo published December 3, 2017, shows the Barakah nuclear power plant under construction in the western desert of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear power

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“Nuclear power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20power. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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