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nuclear power plant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A power plant that obtains its primary energy from the heat generated in nuclear reactions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kernkragsentrale — type of power plant
  • Armenian: ատոմակայան (atomakayan) — type of power plant
  • Catalan: central nuclear — type of power plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 核電廠 /核电厂 (hédiànchǎng) — type of power plant
  • Danish: kernekraftværk — type of power plant
  • Danish: atomkraftværk — type of power plant
  • Dutch: kerncentrale — type of power plant
  • Esperanto: atomcentralo — type of power plant
  • Estonian: tuumaelektrijaam — type of power plant
  • Finnish: ydinvoimala — type of power plant
  • French: centrale nucléaire — type of power plant
  • Georgian: ატომური ელექტროსადგური (aṭomuri elekṭrosadguri) — type of power plant
  • German: Atomkraftwerk — type of power plant
  • German: Kernkraftwerk — type of power plant
  • Greek: πυρηνικός σταθμός ενέργειας (pyrinikós stathmós enérgeias) — type of power plant
  • Greek: πυρηνικός σταθμός (pyrinikós stathmós) — type of power plant
  • Gujarati: અણુમથક (aṇumthak) — type of power plant
  • Hungarian: atomerőmű — type of power plant
  • Irish: stáisiún núicléach — type of power plant
  • Irish: cumhachtstáisiún núicléach — type of power plant
  • Irish: stáisiún cumhachta núicléach — type of power plant
  • Italian: centrale elettronucleare — type of power plant
  • Japanese: 原子力発電所 (genshiryokuhatsudensho) — type of power plant
  • Korean: 원자력 발전소 (wonjaryeok baljeonso) — type of power plant
  • Latin: electrificina nuclearis — type of power plant
  • Malay: loji kuasa nuklear — type of power plant
  • Polish: elektrownia jądrowa — type of power plant
  • Polish: elektrownia atomowa — type of power plant
  • Portuguese: usina nuclear — type of power plant
  • Portuguese: central nuclear — type of power plant
  • Romanian: centrală nucleară — type of power plant
  • Russian: а́томная электроста́нция (átomnaja elektrostáncija) — type of power plant
  • Russian: я́дерная электроста́нция (jádernaja elektrostáncija) — type of power plant
  • Russian: АЭ́С (AÉS) — type of power plant
  • Scottish Gaelic: stèisean niùclasach — type of power plant
  • Spanish: planta nuclear — type of power plant
  • Spanish: central nuclear — type of power plant
  • Swedish: kärnkraftverk — type of power plant
  • Turkish: nükleer santral — type of power plant
  • Ukrainian: а́томна електроста́нція (átomna elektrostáncija) — type of power plant
  • Welsh: gorsaf bŵer niwclear — type of power plant
  • Welsh: atomfa — type of power plant
  • Yiddish: יאָדער־עלעקטרײַ (yoder-elektray) — type of power plant