Meanings
nounnuclear power plant (plural nuclear power plants)
plural nuclear power plants
- A power plant that obtains its primary energy from the heat generated in nuclear reactions.
Synonyms: nuclear power station
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA power plant that obtains its primary energy from the heat generated in nuclear reactions.
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Afrikaans kernkragsentrale
- kernkragsentraletype of power plant
Catalan central nuclear
- central nucleartype of power plant
Chinese Mandarin 核電廠 /核电厂
- 核電廠 /核电厂 (hédiànchǎng)type of power plant
Danish kernekraftværk, atomkraftværk
- kernekraftværktype of power plant
- atomkraftværktype of power plant
Dutch kerncentrale
- kerncentraletype of power plant
Esperanto atomcentralo
- atomcentralotype of power plant
Estonian tuumaelektrijaam
- tuumaelektrijaamtype of power plant
Finnish ydinvoimala
- ydinvoimalatype of power plant
French centrale nucléaire
- centrale nucléairetype of power plant
German Atomkraftwerk, Kernkraftwerk
- Atomkraftwerktype of power plant
- Kernkraftwerktype of power plant
Greek πυρηνικός σταθμός ενέργειας, πυρηνικός σταθμός
- πυρηνικός σταθμός ενέργειας (pyrinikós stathmós enérgeias)type of power plant
- πυρηνικός σταθμός (pyrinikós stathmós)type of power plant
Hungarian atomerőmű
- atomerőműtype of power plant
Irish stáisiún núicléach, cumhachtstáisiún núicléach
- stáisiún núicléachtype of power plant
- cumhachtstáisiún núicléachtype of power plant
- stáisiún cumhachta núicléachtype of power plant
Italian centrale elettronucleare
- centrale elettronuclearetype of power plant
Japanese 原子力発電所
- 原子力発電所 (genshiryokuhatsudensho)type of power plant
Korean 원자력 발전소
- 원자력 발전소 (wonjaryeok baljeonso)type of power plant
Latin electrificina nuclearis
- electrificina nuclearistype of power plant
Malay loji kuasa nuklear
- loji kuasa nukleartype of power plant
Polish elektrownia jądrowa, elektrownia atomowa
- elektrownia jądrowatype of power plant
- elektrownia atomowatype of power plant
Portuguese usina nuclear, central nuclear
- usina nucleartype of power plant
- central nucleartype of power plant
Romanian centrală nucleară
- centrală nuclearătype of power plant
Russian а́томная электроста́нция, я́дерная электроста́нция
- а́томная электроста́нция (átomnaja elektrostáncija)type of power plant
- я́дерная электроста́нция (jádernaja elektrostáncija)type of power plant
- АЭ́С (AÉS)type of power plant
Scottish Gaelic stèisean niùclasach
- stèisean niùclasachtype of power plant
Spanish planta nuclear, central nuclear
- planta nucleartype of power plant
- central nucleartype of power plant
Swedish kärnkraftverk
- kärnkraftverktype of power plant
Turkish nükleer santral
- nükleer santraltype of power plant
Ukrainian а́томна електроста́нція
- а́томна електроста́нція (átomna elektrostáncija)type of power plant
Welsh gorsaf bŵer niwclear, atomfa
- gorsaf bŵer niwcleartype of power plant
- atomfatype of power plant
Yiddish יאָדער־עלעקטרײַ
- יאָדער־עלעקטרײַ (yoder-elektray)type of power plant
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nuclear power plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20power%20plant
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“nuclear power plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20power%20plant. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuclear power plant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20power%20plant.
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