decommission
Example Sentences
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“Offshore oil in California is a nightmare. The regulatory and reputational risks are off the charts,” said Robert Collier, CEO of BlueLift, a company that specializes in decommissioning offshore platforms.
Japan began releasing the plant’s treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea in August, a decades-long project to remove it and make room for facilities needed for the decommissioning.
From Seattle Times
However, Glasgow City Council said last year it was planning on "decommissioning" the hotels as part of a £4.9m savings to its homelessness budget.
From BBC
Nuclear power currently provides around 15% of the UK's electricity but many of the country's ageing reactors are due to be decommissioned over the next decade.
From BBC
The green lockers that are set to be decommissioned will have one charge point per cabinet, which provides two charging sockets.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.