nuclear power

noun

power derived from nuclear energy.

Also called atomic power.

Origin

1925-30

Examples from the web for nuclear power

He has also fought against nuclear power plants and the risk that they pose.
It plans to build three times as many nuclear power plants in the next decade as the rest of the world combined.
Only nuclear power had sufficient bang to propel the requisite payloads into space.
We need nuclear power and this administration will not support nuclear power because of left wing environmental pressure groups.
We're talking about the still-with-us history of nuclear power as well as its possible future.
Jet engines and nuclear power spread into everyday lives.
Forecasters see no need for new coal and nuclear power plants.
The world is about to enter a period of unprecedented investment in nuclear power.
But the new reactor doesn't solve what is probably the biggest problem facing nuclear power today: the high cost of building them.
Compact nuclear power plants may be a lifeline for a struggling industry.

British Dictionary definitions for nuclear power

noun

power, esp electrical or motive, produced by a nuclear reactor Also called atomic power

nuclear power in Culture

The electrical power generated by a nuclear reactor.