nuclear

relating to or using nuclear power, especially for producing electricity

nuclear, de energía nuclear

• a nuclear reactor
• generate nuclear energy

Collocations nuclear power plant · nuclear waste

• The country is building a new nuclear power station.

  El país está construyendo una nueva central nuclear.

relating to or involving atomic weapons

atómico, nuclear (armas)

• a nuclear bomb
• nuclear war

Collocations nuclear weapons treaty · nuclear threat

• The country has signed a nuclear non-proliferation agreement.

  El país ha firmado un acuerdo para evitar la proliferación de armas nucleares.

relating to the structure and behaviour of atoms, especially in relation to nuclear energy or weapons

nuclear (ciencia)

• a nuclear physicist
• nuclear research

Collocations nuclear physics · nuclear technology

• The scientist is conducting important nuclear research.

  El científico está realizando importantes investigaciones nucleares.

relating to the use of radioactive substances in medicine, especially for diagnosis or treatment

nuclear (medicina)

• a nuclear scan
• nuclear therapy

Collocations nuclear medicine · nuclear imaging

• The patient underwent a nuclear scan to detect cancer.

  El paciente se sometió a una escaneo nuclear para detectar cáncer.