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nuclear

[noo-klee-er, nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˈnu kli ər, ˈnju-, -kjə lər /




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Earlier this month, US nuclear technology firm Holtec International also postponed its flotation.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

From nuclear power and jets to drugs and financial derivatives, we’ve been regulating risky technologies for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

But remember that before Oppenheimer tossed us into the nuclear age, he pioneered modern theoretical physics in the United States.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Karl van Bibber, a Berkeley professor of nuclear engineering, served as Seiler's informal adviser on subjects ranging from X-ray imaging to scientific publishing.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

In Fukushima prefecture, the first tsunami wave reached the Daiichi nuclear plant at 3:27 P.M., forty minutes after the earthquake.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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