atomic power
Reactor-generated electricity source
Atomic power is energy released by nuclear reactions, either fission (splitting atoms) or fusion (combining them).
The term gained currency in the mid-20th century as nations developed nuclear weapons and power plants.
It often carries Cold War associations of both technological promise and existential threat.
The country invested heavily in atomic power to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Nuclear power is now the more common term in technical contexts.
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
- nuclear reactorControlled fission energy source
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
radiation · isotope · critical mass · plutonium · spent fuel · radioactive decay · half-life · yellowcake · uranium · nuclear deterrence · cold war · fusion · Russia · heavy water · enrichment · nuclear physics · fallout · centrifuge
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
- The JetsonsGeorge Jetson, Rosie, Astro, George, Jane
atomic powerfossil fuels
Combustible prehistoric organic deposits
coal power · oil · natural gas · petroleum · solar power
atomic powermanual labor
Work done bodily
human power · muscle power · horse power · windmills · waterwheels
atomic powergreen energy
Environmentally sustainable electricity
clean energy · solar power · wind power · sustainable energy
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