nuclear power
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- noun
- /ˈnjuːklɪər ˈpaʊər/
- Specialized
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energía nuclear
- The construction of a new nuclear power plant was approved by the government to meet rising energy needs.
- nuclear power plant
- nuclear power station
- nuclear power reactor
You would then need to build four or five nuclear power plants to supply that power.
- You would then need to build four or five nuclear power plants to supply that power.
- Your big fossil fuel oil, gas, coal, nuclear power plants, they'll all be mothballed.
- And again here nuclear power could be a plausible way forward.
- Great question Well, let's start with the nuclear power plant.
- To do that, they're going to use a six point plan to phase out nuclear power.
- So hook that up to the nuclear power supply.
Examples
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The nuclear power generated at this facility is used to supply electricity to the entire region.
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You would then need to build four or five nuclear power plants to supply that power.
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But I, I would say a new generation of nuclear power as a solution to the climate crisis.
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This is a rare opportunity to see inside a nuclear power plant.
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Students can learn about the number of nuclear power plants in operation and their capacity.
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Germany and the Netherlands also saw nuclear power as a solution to energy supply concerns.
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Indeed, the greenhouse gas problem may serve to secure the future of nuclear power in the long run.
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Popular opposition to nuclear power has been present throughout Europe as long as nuclear power has existed.
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And again here nuclear power could be a plausible way forward.
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We run on coal, natural gas, nuclear power, some renewables.
Synonyms
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3.7
Power made when atoms are split or joined, used for electricity and sometimes weapons
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Energy made when atoms split or join
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Energy from nuclear reactions that makes electricity for homes and cities
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'nuclear' refers to atomic/atomic-energy sources and 'power' refers to energy or electricity, so a learner who knows both words can infer 'electricity produced from nuclear energy.' This construction follows a common noun-noun compounding pattern found across languages and is therefore immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Nuclear power comes from using energy stored in the tiny centre of an atom called the 'nucleus'. When those nuclei are split or joined they give off a large amount of energy that is turned into electricity, so nuclear points to the atom's centre and power means energy used to make electricity.