nuclear power plant

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meanings of nuclear, powerand plant

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nuclear
adjective
uk /ˈnjuː.klɪər/ us /ˈnuː.kliː.ɚ/
being or using the power produced when the nucleus of an atom is divided or joined to ...
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power
noun
uk /paʊər/ us /ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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plant
noun
uk /plɑːnt/ us /plænt/
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and ...
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Examples of nuclear power plant

nuclear power plant
One of them was to hold a referendum on the fourth nuclearpowerplant, which has been an important movement claim since late 1980s.
And, indeed, there are considerable ' 'spikes' ' of testimony and media coverage of particular earthquakes, hurricanes, oil spills and nuclearpowerplant accidents.
In addition, there was strong criticism surrounding the lack of financial control over the third nuclearpowerplant.
An example might be a cluster of leukaemia cases near a nuclearpowerplant.
By that time, the first nuclearpowerplant was already commercially operated while the other two were still under construction.
On the issue of the coming nuclearpowerplant, he reversed the previous governmental hesitancy and re-opened its budget, suspended since 1985.
The moratorium implied that no new nuclearpowerplant could be built during the next 10 years.
Pro-nuclear forces could take a higher profile because the harms done by nuclearpowerplant accidents have been far less visible than the very obvious aesthetic effects of oil spills.
We must make every effort to ensure the introduction of a requirement for compulsory nuclearpowerplant safety checks worldwide.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The commissioning of a nuclearpowerplant is a long process, often spanning decades, and involves the planning and construction of large complex facilities.
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On this densely populated continent, every nuclearpowerplant has consequences for neighbouring countries.
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Its only nuclearpowerplant was closed in 1999 and it is now a nuclear-free state.
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A saboteur has easier targets (and as damaging) than a nuclearpowerplant or even a reprocessing plant.
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It is different when there is an accident in a nuclearpowerplant.
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We are not deciding whether and where a nuclearpowerplant is to be built.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
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