decommission — de‧com‧mis‧sion [ˌdiːkəˈmɪʆn] verb [transitive] to destroy a factory, power, or other industrial building that has closed down, and to remove anything from it that might be harmful or dangerous: • 25 of the mine s 260 full time employees will be … Financial and business terms
decommission — ► VERB 1) take (a ship) out of service. 2) dismantle and make safe (a nuclear reactor or weapon) … English terms dictionary
reactor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nuclear, nuclear power ▪ breeder, fast, fast breeder, fission, fusion, gas cooled, light water, etc … Collocations dictionary
decommission — verb Decommission is used with these nouns as the object: ↑reactor … Collocations dictionary
decommission — de|com|miss|ion [ˌdi:kəˈmıʃən] v [T] to stop using a ship, weapon, or ↑nuclear reactor and to take it to pieces … Dictionary of contemporary English
decommission — [[t]di͟ːkəmɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] decommissions, decommissioning, decommissioned VERB When something such as a nuclear reactor or a large machine is decommissioned, it is taken to pieces because it is no longer going to be used. [be V ed] A spokesman said… … English dictionary
decommission — verb 1》 take (a ship) out of service. 2》 dismantle and make safe (a nuclear reactor or weapon) … English new terms dictionary
decommission — v.tr. 1 close down (a nuclear reactor etc.). 2 take (a ship) out of service … Useful english dictionary
Ford Nuclear Reactor — The Ford Nuclear Reactor was a facility at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor dedicated to investigating the peaceful uses of atomic energy. It was a part of the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project, a living memorial created to honor the… … Wikipedia
CANDU reactor — The CANDU reactor is a Canadian invented, pressurized heavy water reactor developed initially in the late 1950s and 1960s by a partnership between Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario (now known… … Wikipedia
Pakistan Atomic Research Reactor — The PARR I is similar to NC University State s Pulstar Nuclear Reactor … Wikipedia
