Nuclear Power

Definition: Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power

Noun

1. Nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use).

Specialty Definitions: Nuclear Power

Domain	Definitions
Military	Not to be used without appropriate modifier. See also civil nuclear power; major nuclear power; military nuclear power; nuclear nation; nuclear weapons state. (references)
Nuclear Energy & Physics	The energy released in nuclear reactions or transitions. Source: European Union. (references)
Space	Power obtained from nuclear fission in nuclear reactors, ultimately converted to electric power. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Nuclear Power

Synonym: atomic power (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Nuclear Power

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Power	Pressure; conductivity; elasticity; gravity, electricity, magnetism, galvanism, voltaic electricity, voltaism, electromagnetism; atomic power, nuclear power, thermonuclear power; fuel cell; hydraulic power, water power, hydroelectric power; solar power, solar energy, solar panels; tidal power; wind power; attraction; vis inertiae, vis mortua, vis viva; potential energy, dynamic energy; dynamic friction, dynamic suction; live circuit, live rail, live wire.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Nuclear Power

English words defined with "nuclear power": all-out, atomic number 90, atomic power ♦ Chernobyl ♦ full-scale ♦ megaton bomb ♦ nautilus, NRC, nuclear propulsion, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, nuclear submarine, nuclear weapon, nuclear-powered ship, nuclear-powered submarine ♦ potency, power, powerfulness ♦ Th, thorium. (references)

Specialty definitions using "nuclear power": burnout ratio ♦ decommissioning, demonstration reactor for nuclear fusion ♦ electricity generated ♦ Fission gases, Fuel cycle ♦ Green Pricing and Marketing ♦ kt ♦ LIGHT WATER REACTOR ♦ Maximum dependable capacity, military nuclear power ♦ Neutron generation, Non-vital plant systems, Nuclear electric power, Nuclear power plant, nuclear powerplant, nuclear rocket engine, Nuclear steam supply system, NUCLEAR-FUELS RESEARCH ENGINEER, NUCLEAR-TEST-REACTOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR ♦ Operational mode, OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR, NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ♦ Pellet, fuel, Power Plants, PRESSURIZED WATERREACTOR ♦ REACTOR OPERATOR, TEST-AND-RESEARCH, Reactor, nuclear, regulatory body ♦ safeguards, safety limits, safety-critical system, Spent nuclear fuel ♦ TURBINE OPERATOR, turbogenerator operator ♦ Union of Concerned Scientists ♦ ZX-80. (references)

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Modern Usage: Nuclear Power

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	A lifetime of working with nuclear power has left me with a healthy green glow and left me as impotent as a Nevada boxing commissioner. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)
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Commercial Usage: Nuclear Power

Domain	Title
Books	Accidents Will Happen: The Case Against Nuclear Power (reference) Introduction To Nuclear Power (reference) Megawatts and Megatons: The Future of Nuclear Power and (reference) Nuclear Power and Radioactive Waste Superset - Encyclopedic Coverage of Power Plants and the Yucca Mountain Repository (Six CD-ROM Set) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Radioactive Materials Released From Nuclear Power Plants Annual Report (reference) (more periodical examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Nuclear Power

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Photo Album: Nuclear Power

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Jensen Launch on line dwarfed by nuclear power plant cooling tower Launch off of PEIRCE.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Stop nuclear power.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Medical implications of nuclear power : Dr. Helen Caldicott.Credit: Library of Congress.		Dr. Benjamin Spock : the dangers of nuclear power to children.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Occupy & restore Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, June 24.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Nuclear Power

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Major industrial accidents attributed partly to errors made by fatigued night-shift workers include the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl nuclear power plant accidents. (references)
Business		The second Czech nuclear power plant Temelin is currently undergoing test operations. (references)
		Romania is the only country in Central and Eastern Europe to have a nuclear power plant based on Western technology. (references)
		NFFO was set up by the Electricity Act of 1989 as a means to protect nuclear power stations in the wake of power privatization. (references)
Economic History	Ukraine	Ukraine's nuclear power plants (NPP) also have to be upgraded. (references)
	Pakistan	The 325-MW Chashma Nuclear Power Plant has now been connected to the national grid. (references)
	Japan	Other important energy sources are coal, liquefied natural gas, nuclear power, and hydropower. (references)
Political Economy	FINLAND	Finland has exceptions to the EU directives on insurance covering medical and drug malpractice and nuclear power supply. (references)
	Finland	While they are staunchly opposed to the increased use of nuclear power in Finland, they take more moderate positions on issues such as forestry, taxation, and the welfare state. (references)
	BULGARIA	This Act is expected to make all remaining SOEs (about 1,783 valued at 25 billion leva) available for privatization with the exception of some strategic enterprises such as the nuclear power plant (Kozloduy) and Bulgargas. (references)
Trade	Ukraine	Spent Fuel-TDA provided partial funding ($300,000) for a study on construction of a spent fuel facility at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. (references)
	Ukraine	Power Plant Systems-TDA provided partial funding ($200,000) for a study on coproduction of instrumentation systems for nuclear power plants. (references)
	Lithuania	Lithuania has received grants of ECU 33 million for safety upgrades and ECU 7 million for an in-depth safety assessment at the Ignalina nuclear power plant. (references)
Worker Rights	Russia	The law bans strikes in the railway and air traffic sector, at nuclear power stations, and by members of the military, militia, government agencies, and disaster assistance organizations. (references)
	Ukraine	The Constitution provides for the right to join trade unions in order to defend "professional, social and economic interests;" however, while in principle all workers and civil servants (including members of the armed forces) are free to form unions, in practice the Government discourages certain categories of workers, for example, nuclear power plant employees, from doing so. Under the Constitution, all trade unions have equal status, and no government permission is required to establish a trade union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Nuclear Power

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Rush Limbaugh	I think I'd much prefer nuclear power to global warming.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Nuclear Power

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	I am proposing a number of actions to energize our nuclear power program.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	The accident at Three Mile Island made the nation acutely aware of the safety risks posed by nuclear power plants.
George W. Bush	2001-2005	We have found diagrams of American nuclear power plants and public water facilities, detailed instructions for making chemical weapons, surveillance maps of American cities, and thorough descriptions of landmarks in America and throughout the world.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expressions: Nuclear Power

Expressions using "nuclear power": major nuclear power ♦ military nuclear power ♦ nuclear power station ♦ supply with nuclear power. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Nuclear Power

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
nuclear power	417	cost nuclear power	5
nuclear power plant	342	disadvantage nuclear power	5
cons nuclear power pro	22	nuclear power services	5
nuclear power station	15	us nuclear power plant	5
nuclear power plant location	14	future nuclear nuclear power	5
nuclear power plant safety	12	chernobyl nuclear power plant	5
benefit nuclear power	11	advantage disadvantage nuclear power	5
history nuclear power	11	nuclear power plant accident	5
advantage nuclear power	10	bruce nuclear power	4
nuclear power school	10	information nuclear power	4
france nuclear power	9	nuclear power plant map	4
nuclear power job	9	nuclear power works	4
nuclear power pro	7	navy nuclear power	4
nuclear power generation	7	cons nuclear power	4
company nuclear power	7	nuclear power simulator	4
job at nuclear power plant	6	danger nuclear power	3
navy nuclear power school	6	citizen nuclear power	3
command naval nuclear power training	6	nuclear power reactor	3
naval nuclear power	5	nuclear power station uk	3
naval nuclear power school	5	canada in nuclear power	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Nuclear Power

Language		Translations for "nuclear power"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏القوة النووية. (various references)

Chinese		� �能源 , � �電 . (various references)

Danish		kernekraft (atomic energy, nuclear energy), kerneenergi (atomic energy, nuclear energy), atomkraft (atomic energy, nuclear energy), atomkerneenergi (atomic energy, nuclear energy), atomenergi (atomic energy, nuclear, nuclear energy). (various references)

Dutch		kernenergie (atomic energy, nuclear energy), atoomenergie (atomic energy, nuclear energy). (various references)

Finnish		ydinenergia (atomic energy, nuclear energy). (various references)

French		puissance nucléaire, énergie nucléaire (nuclear energy), énergie atomique (nuclear energy). (various references)

German		Kernenergie (atomic energy, nuclear energy). (various references)

Greek		πυρηνική ενέργεια (atomic energy, nuclear energy). (various references)

Hungarian		atomhatalom. (various references)

Italian		energia nucleare (atomic energy, nuclear energy), energia atomica (atomic, atomic energy, nuclear energy). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		原発 (nuclear power plant, nuclear power supply), 原子力発電所 (nuclear power plant), 原子力発電 (nuclear power generation), 動力炉 (nuclear power reactor). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		どうりょくろ (nuclear power reactor), �'�"しりょくはつで�"しょ (nuclear power plant), �'�"しりょくはつで�" (nuclear power generation), �'�"ぱつ (nuclear power plant, nuclear power supply). (various references)

Manx		bree chesh-veanagh. (various references)

Pig Latin		uclearnay owerpay

Portuguese		usina nuclear, energia nuclear (atomic energy, nuclear energy, nuclear engineer), energia atómica (atomic energy, nuclear energy). (various references)

Russian		государство (commonwealth, nation, nuclear state, polity, realm, state), обладающее ядерным оружием (nuclear state). (various references)

Spanish		energía nuclear (atomic energy, nuclear energy). (various references)

Swedish		kärnkraft, kärnenergi (atomic energy, nuclear energy), atomkraft (atomic energy). (various references)

Thai		พลังงานนิวเคลียร์ (nuclear energy). (various references)

Turkish		nükleer güç, atom bombasına sahip ülke. (various references)

Vietnamese		cường quốc hạt nhân. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Nuclear Power

Misspellings
	"Nuclear Power" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nuclear powerr. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Nuclear Power

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-l-n-o-p-r-r-u-w"
	-2 letters: pronuclear.
	-3 letters: opercular, unclearer.
	-4 letters: aleurone, careworn, cerulean, larcener, opercula, opercule, opulence, parcener, peroneal, preclean, preclear, prerenal, procural, recouple, replacer.
	-5 letters: aleuron, apolune, aureole, caperer, caroler, cleaner, cleanup, clearer, coenure, copulae, copular, corneae, corneal, cornual, coruler, coupler, courlan, crawler, crowner, crueler, cupeler, eupnoea, learner, lucarne, lucerne, nuclear, parlour, parolee, pearler, percale, peroral, pleurae, pleuron.
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