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power plant

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noun

a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
the machinery for supplying power for a particular mechanical process or operation.
the engine, motor, or other power source along with related ignition, transmission, etc., components of a vehicle, aircraft, machine, etc.

power plant

noun

the complex, including machinery, associated equipment, and the structure housing it, that is used in the generation of power, esp electrical power
the equipment supplying power to a particular machine or for a particular operation or process

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Word History and Origins

Origin of power plant¹

First recorded in 1885–90

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Israel has alleged Iran has recently "taken steps to weaponise" its enriched uranium stockpile, which can be used for power plants or nuclear bombs.

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But firing a rocket into properly stored stockpiles of enriched uranium would not pose a "nuclear incident" on the same scale as disasters that occured at nuclear power plants in Fukushima or Chernobyl.

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EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday that the agency plans to roll back rules regulating mercury air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

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It alleged that Iran had in recent months "taken steps to weaponize" its stockpile of enriched uranium, which can be used to make fuel for power plants but also nuclear bombs.

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Uranium can be used to produce fuel for commercial nuclear power plants, research reactors or weapons depending on the level of enrichment.

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