nuclear power plant
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Dominion is a utility in Virginia and in the Carolinas, and its energy-generation portfolio includes natural gas-powered power plants as well as a nuclear power plant in Connecticut.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
That’s about as much as a nuclear power plant provides, or enough to power San Francisco at peak demand.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Nikolay Solovyov was on shift the night of April 26, 1986 when the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Bushehr is Iran's only operational nuclear power plant and was completed with Russia's help.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Instead, Voyager relies on a small nuclear power plant, drawing hundreds of watts from the radioactive decay of a pellet of plutonium.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
![]()