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It will run on recovered fuel from the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II, which was shut down in 1994 following a policy pivot and subsequent congressional defunding.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

"We had so many people coming that we had to shut the doors because nobody else could fit in the space," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The Novelis aluminum-rolling plant in Oswego, N.Y., will restart production Wednesday, nine months after a fire shut production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

As these proteins disappear, homologous recombination is effectively shut down.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

I pried her fingers loose, shut off the water, and drew her away from the puddle on the floor.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom