pronuclear
Supporting atomic energy
Pronuclear means favoring nuclear power or nuclear energy: The pronuclear lobby argues that atomic energy is essential for reducing carbon emissions.
The term appears in debates about energy policy, often contrasted with antinuclear positions.
In biology, pronuclear has a separate technical meaning relating to the pronucleus—the nucleus of a sperm or egg cell before fusion.
Positive nuclear particle
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
- fusionJoining into unity
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
isotope · radioactive · uranium · plutonium · enrichment · centrifuge · moderator · coolant
One who advocates something
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- endorsementFormal expression of support
coalition · grassroots · activism · lobbyist · policy · legislation · subsidies · promotion
Prolonged public disagreement
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- polarizingCausing sharp division
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- criticismJudgment of faults
protest · backlash · skepticism · resistance · safety · Chernobyl · Fukushima · waste
proton
Positive nuclear particle
reactor · isotope · radioactive · uranium · plutonium · enrichment · centrifuge · moderator · coolant · containment
proponent
One who advocates something
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
endorsement · coalition · grassroots · activism · lobbyist · policy · legislation · subsidies · promotion · backing
controversy
Prolonged public disagreement
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- polarizingCausing sharp division
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
criticism · protest · backlash · skepticism · resistance · safety · Chernobyl · Fukushima · waste · disposal