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noun

power derived from nuclear energy.

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Origin of nuclear power

First recorded in 1925–30
Also called atomic power.
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Example sentences from the Web for nuclear power

  • Initial worries spread to America's nuclear-power plants, six of which are along the East Coast in the zone of the quake.

    The Earthquake That Wasn’t|Daniel Stone|August 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST

  • He may apply the principles of his science to improving the standard of living, as he did by developing the nuclear-power plants.

    Careers in Atomic Energy|Loyce McIlhenny

British Dictionary definitions for nuclear power

nuclear power

noun

power, esp electrical or motive, produced by a nuclear reactorAlso called: atomic power
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for nuclear power

nuclear power

The electrical power generated by a nuclear reactor.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.