nuclear reactor

noun

physics
: a large device that produces nuclear energy

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Meta needs the incredible power of a nuclear reactor to energize its AI data centers. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024 Last month, Google announced a deal to purchase nuclear energy from a fleet of small modular reactors, a new type of nuclear reactor, set to be built by Kairos Power. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024 As part of the arrangement, Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary AWS is teaming up with Dominion Energy, Virginia’s utility company, to explore the development of an advanced type of nuclear reactor with a smaller footprint near Dominion’s existing North Anna nuclear power station. Michele Luhn, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024 And Microsoft and Constellation Energy last month announced a power purchase deal enabling a restart of a nuclear reactor at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island. Hope King, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nuclear reactor 

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“Nuclear reactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20reactor. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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