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reprocessing

British  
/ riːˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the treatment of materials in order to make them reusable

    reprocessing plant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He noted the swift uptick in activity at North Korea’s central Yongbyon nuclear complex, including at a 5-megawatt reactor, a reprocessing unit and a light-water reactor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

She had tried traditional therapy, as well as interventions like eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, where a patient is asked to recall traumatic events while experiencing auditory, visual, or tactile stimuli.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

Seoul had secured "support for expanding our authority over uranium enrichment and spent-fuel reprocessing", he said.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

The UK has the world's largest stockpile of the hazardous material, which is a product of nuclear fuel reprocessing.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

A good deal of plastic furniture of the sort they had been finding everywhere in the city was stacked about, some of it broken up, apparently for reprocessing.

From Omnilingual by Freas, Kelly

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