atomic energy
noun
physics
: energy that is created by splitting apart the nuclei of atoms : nuclear energy
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The improbable blockbuster success of the atomic energy biopic Oppenheimer proved yet again why Nolan is one of the few directors who can reliably deliver an all-audience event film, and The Odyssey‘s epic scope and A-list cast should prove a major draw.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
This commercial leadership allowed the United States to design international nuclear security standards and cultivate long-term partnerships globally, setting the rules for atomic energy.
—Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2017
Training nuclear industry personnel will become a challenge for African atomic energy aspirants.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
American officials continue to assess the full impact of the strikes as Iran's atomic energy agency conducts its own damage evaluation.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Particularly relevant to this article is the book’s coverage of the hopes surrounding atomic energy and resultant policy actions promoting nuclear reactors in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the various means used by proponents to make these early power plants seem economically competitive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2015
Israeli strikes also killed Maj. Gen. Gholam Ali Rashid, a top official in the IRGC; Fereydoon Abbasi, a nuclear scientist and former atomic energy chief; and Mohammed Mehdi Tehranchi, a nuclear scientist, Iranian state media reported.
—Courtney Kube, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Iran counters the Israeli attacks were unprovoked and that its atomic energy program is solely for peaceful purposes.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
In 1954, the Atomic Energy Act established an award recognizing scientific achievements in atomic energy.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
This commercial leadership allowed the United States to design international nuclear security standards and cultivate long-term partnerships globally, setting the rules for atomic energy.
—Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2017
Training nuclear industry personnel will become a challenge for African atomic energy aspirants.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
American officials continue to assess the full impact of the strikes as Iran's atomic energy agency conducts its own damage evaluation.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Particularly relevant to this article is the book’s coverage of the hopes surrounding atomic energy and resultant policy actions promoting nuclear reactors in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the various means used by proponents to make these early power plants seem economically competitive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2015
Israeli strikes also killed Maj. Gen. Gholam Ali Rashid, a top official in the IRGC; Fereydoon Abbasi, a nuclear scientist and former atomic energy chief; and Mohammed Mehdi Tehranchi, a nuclear scientist, Iranian state media reported.
—Courtney Kube, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Iran counters the Israeli attacks were unprovoked and that its atomic energy program is solely for peaceful purposes.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
In 1954, the Atomic Energy Act established an award recognizing scientific achievements in atomic energy.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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“Atomic energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atomic%20energy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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