decommission

[dee-kuh-mish-uhn]

verb (used with object)

1. to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.

2. to deactivate; shut down.

   to decommission a nuclear power plant.

decommission

/ ˌdiːkəˈmɪʃən /

verb

1. (tr) to dismantle or remove from service (a nuclear reactor, weapon, ship, etc which is no longer required)

Word History and Origins

Origin of decommission¹

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + commission

Example Sentences

This summer, Oslo’s public-transport authority drove a Chinese electric bus deep into a decommissioned mine inside a nearby mountain to answer a question: Could it be hacked?

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The ISF also would work on the "permanent decommissioning of weapons from non-state armed groups," protecting civilians and securing humanitarian aid corridors.

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"It has been in service with regular maintenance since then. Contrary to some claims, it was not decommissioned by its previous operator but was a surplus aircraft," the ministry said.

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The planned SMRs "fit nicely" with the existing grid capacity at the Wylfa site, offering a similar electricity output as the old power plant currently being decommissioned, he added.

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In 2015, Wylfa's last reactor was closed down and it began the long process of being decommissioned, ending 44 years of operations at the site.

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