Synonyms and antonyms of Nuclear power in British Thesaurus

atomic energy (noun)

nuclear energy

cold fusion (noun)

a type of nuclear fusion that some scientists believe can happen at the normal temperature inside a building

core (noun)

the central part of a nuclear reactor

critical mass (noun)

physics the smallest amount of a substance needed to cause a nuclear reaction

fast-breeder reactor (noun)

a large machine used for producing nuclear energy

fusion (noun)

physics the process in which atoms combine to produce nuclear energy

heavy water (noun)

water with the hydrogen in it replaced by deuterium that is used in nuclear reactors

meltdown (noun)

physics an accident in a nuclear reactor in which the temperature increases in the nuclear fuel until it melts and bursts through its container so that radiation comes out

nuclear (adjective)

relating to energy produced by changing the structure of the central part of an atom

nuclear energy (noun)

energy that is produced when the structure of the central part of an atom is changed

nuclear fission (noun)

the process of separating the central part of an atom into parts in order to produce nuclear energy

nuclear fusion (noun)

the process of combining the central parts of particular atoms, for example hydrogen atoms, in order to produce nuclear energy

nuclear power (noun)

power, usually in the form of electricity, that is produced by nuclear energy

nuclear reactor (noun)

a machine used for producing nuclear energy, usually in the form of electricity

nuclear waste (noun)

dangerous substances that remain after nuclear energy has been produced

plutonium (noun)

a chemical element that is a dense silvery radioactive metal. It is used in creating nuclear power and its symbol is Pu.

PWR (noun)

a pressurized water reactor: a type of nuclear reactor

radiation (noun)

chemistry a form of energy produced during a nuclear reaction that is used for making electrical power but can also kill or harm humans who receive too much of it

radioactive waste (noun)

the harmful waste that is produced while making nuclear energy

reactor (noun)

a nuclear reactor

thermonuclear (adjective)

involving nuclear reactions in which atoms join together at very high temperatures and produce a lot of energy