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nuclear power station en · NOUN
Meanings
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A power station that obtains its primary energy from the heat generated in nuclear reactions.
For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste for off-site storage.
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Hypernyms
power station · power plant
Synonyms
nuclear power plant