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nuclear power

[noo-klee-er pou-er, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli ər ˈpaʊ ər, ˈnyu- /
NOUN
atomic energy
Synonyms
WEAK
atomic power thermonuclear power
NOUN
nuclear energy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atomic energy
WEAK
atomic power fission power fusion power nuclear fission power nuclear fusion power thermonuclear energy thermonuclear power

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Nikolay Solovyov was on shift the night of April 26, 1986 when the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Vietnam's top leader To Lam hosted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi on Wednesday, announcing a dozen cooperative agreements including on tech innovation and development of nuclear power plants.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Decades ago, the U.S. chose the uranium and plutonium approaches to nuclear power at the urging of the military, which wanted to benefit from the parallel investment in civilian nuclear technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"To meet the energy demands of AI, tech companies are building gigawatt data centers powered by dedicated nuclear power plants," Hersam said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

She didn’t give up on me, even though I knew as much about being Jewish as I know about building a nuclear power station out of Popsicle sticks.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman