atomic energy synonyms

atomic energy

n.

nuclear energy, nuclear power, thermonuclear power, energy from fission, energy from fusion, atomic chain discharge, power from the sun.

Possible sources of atomic energy include: uranium and uranium ores, isotopes of uranium, uranium 235, U-235, U-238, plutonium and plutonium ores, plutonium isotopes, plutonium 239, Pu-239, Pu-240, thorium.

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