nuclear
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Centrifuges are machines that are used to spin uranium gas, separating isotopes to enrich the material for civilian nuclear energy or potential weapons production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
NR4A1 is part of a group of nuclear receptors that help control gene activity when the body is exposed to stress or tissue damage.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Iranian state TV reported two explosions in the city of Bushehr, home to Iran's only civilian nuclear plant.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Soft power be damned, Mr. Simms defines a great power in terms of its geography, population, number of nuclear weapons, size of its economy, network of military bases and resilience in the face of pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Most nuclear reactors use uranium 235 as fuel.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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