decommission
verb
de·com·mis·sion
ˌdē-kə-ˈmi-shən 
decommissioned; decommissioning; decommissions
: to remove (something, such as a ship or a nuclear power plant) from service
Examples of decommission in a Sentence
Several military bases are scheduled to be decommissioned.
The government is decommissioning the nuclear power plant.
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Everything from EVs and trucks to buses, stationary utility plant recycling or decommissioning things like utility-scale batteries.
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Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Once stabilized, the cleanup began, with the plant’s operators, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (or TEPCO), partially owned by the Japanese government, decommissioned the plant to remove all remaining radioactive material.
—Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
The deal sets the stage for the reopening of Three Mile Island’s Unit 1 reactor, which was shuttered in 2019 due to funding issues and had begun a decades-long process of being decommissioned.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Sep. 2024
The Unit 1 reactor is adjacent to Unit 2, which was shut down after the 1979 accident and is in the process of being decommissioned by its owner, Energy Solutions, according to Constellation Energy.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Once stabilized, the cleanup began, with the plant’s operators, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (or TEPCO), partially owned by the Japanese government, decommissioned the plant to remove all remaining radioactive material.
—Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
The deal sets the stage for the reopening of Three Mile Island’s Unit 1 reactor, which was shuttered in 2019 due to funding issues and had begun a decades-long process of being decommissioned.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Sep. 2024
The Unit 1 reactor is adjacent to Unit 2, which was shut down after the 1979 accident and is in the process of being decommissioned by its owner, Energy Solutions, according to Constellation Energy.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Decommission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decommission. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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decommission
verb
de·com·mis·sion
ˌdē-kə-ˈmish-ən
: to remove (as a ship) from use or service
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