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1. n. the use of a nuclear reactor either to produce electricity to power an engine (as in a nuclear submarine) or to directly heat a propellant (as in nuclear rockets) Source: wordnet

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nuclear directly either electricity engine heat power produce propellant reactor Rockets submarine

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nuclear explosion nuclear family nuclear fission nuclear fuel nuclear fusion nuclear medicine nuclear meltdown nuclear physicist nuclear physics nuclear power nuclear reaction nuclear reactor

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