reprocess
Britishverb
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to treat or prepare (something) by a special method again
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to subject to a routine procedure again
Example Sentences
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Saudi Arabia rejected the so-called “gold standard,” a commitment never to enrich uranium at home or reprocess the spent fuel from a reactor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
And so its ability to enrich or reprocess uranium is limited by the US as it is entirely dependent on imports.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Now, SMR companies like Oklo — the nuclear energy company backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — want to reprocess and recycle that used reactor fuel, deploying their commercial tech “on a global scale.”
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2024
"Dynamic crosslinking allows us to break chemical bonds and reprocess or recycle the carbon fiber composite materials."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024
Nonproliferation experts have warned in recent months that Iran now has enough 60%-enriched uranium to reprocess into fuel for at least one nuclear bomb.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
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