nuclear energy

noun

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

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Several companies from the United States and the United Kingdom have signed major deals to speed up the build-out of new nuclear energy plants in both countries. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025 After years of skepticisim following the Fukushima disaster of 2011, a growing need for large, reliable supplies of power to support the world’s AI boom has brought nuclear energy — and the fuel required for it — back into the spotlight. April Roach, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025 Fewer funds now bar investments in nuclear energy, and credit markets are increasingly willing to finance nuclear power projects. Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The capital of Finland could soon be heated with nuclear energy. Anna Heim, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear energy

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