nuclear power plant
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A traditional nuclear power plant uses water to cool the reactor core, but Newcleo’s design would instead use liquid lead, which has a higher boiling point and allows operations at atmospheric pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Dominion is a utility in Virginia and in the Carolinas, and its energy-generation portfolio includes natural gas-powered power plants as well as a nuclear power plant in Connecticut.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
That’s about as much as a nuclear power plant provides, or enough to power San Francisco at peak demand.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
In the western Spanish village of Almaraz, the uncertain future of the country's biggest nuclear power plant casts a pall over daily life.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Instead, Voyager relies on a small nuclear power plant, drawing hundreds of watts from the radioactive decay of a pellet of plutonium.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
