nuclear power

noun

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

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Microsoft is teaming up with major nuclear power player Constellation Energy, and Amazon is investing in reactor design firm X Energy. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 Many commentators have said that the precedent set by a Russian victory in Ukraine—a nuclear power seizing another country’s territory at will—would transform the global order. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024 The complications come as Meta’s rivals Google, Amazon and Microsoft have all struck deals to acquire nuclear power plants to continue building power-hungry AI models. Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Stocks fell in the nuclear power industry after U.S. regulators denied a request that would have sent more electricity to an Amazon data center from a Pennsylvania nuclear plant run by Talen Energy. Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 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 3 Dec. 2024.

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