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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: By IAN GRAHAM THE IRA has decommissioned all of the weapons believed to be in its possession, the head of the international decommissioning commission said today.
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