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decommissioning
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decommissioning [dē·kə′mish·ən·iŋ]
(nucleonics)
The process of shutting down a nuclear facility such as a nuclear reactor or reprocessing plant so as to provide adequate protection from radiation exposure and to isolate radioactive contamination from the human environment.
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Byline: DAVID YOUNG THE last remaining armed loyalist groups have pledged to decommission all their weapons within six months, the Government announced yesterday.
UDA to give up weapons by February; ARMS by The Mirror (London, England)
The last remaining loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland have pledged to decommission weapons within six months, a milestone on the road to peace after years of unrest, officials said Tuesday.
Last loyalist paramilitaries vow to give up arms in NIreland by AFP / AFP European Edition
In addition the UK Atomic Energy Authority team at Dounreay will become a separate company, Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd, which will hold the licence to decommission the site under UKAEA management.
Atomic Energy Authority gears up to go global by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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