Euratom

American  

[yoo-rat-uhm, yuh-, yoor-at-, yur-] / yʊˈræt əm, yə-, ˈyʊərˌæt-, ˈyɜr- /

Or EURATOM

noun

1. an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.

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Euratom British  

/ jʊəˈrætəm /

noun

1. short for European Atomic Energy Community ; an authority established by the European Economic Community (now the European Union) to develop peaceful uses of nuclear energy

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Etymology

Origin of Euratom

Eur(opean) Atom(ic Energy Community)

Example Sentences

Niger in 2022 accounted for about a quarter of the natural uranium supplied to European nuclear power plants, according to data from the atomic organisation Euratom.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

His work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium, funded by the European Union via the Euratom Research and Training Programme grant number 101052200.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

Although based in the UK it was funded predominantly by the EU nuclear research programme, Euratom, and operated by the UK Atomic Energy Agency.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2024

In the same announcement yesterday, the government said it would not seek to rejoin Euratom, a body that regulates Europe’s nuclear energy market and coordinates research, especially in fusion.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 7, 2023

The EU describes the Euratom Research and Training programme as a "complementary funding programme to Horizon Europe" covering nuclear research and innovation, using the same instruments and participation rules.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023