decommission
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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.
Following the disaster, Tepco was ordered to pay trillions of Japanese yen in damages to those affected and is also paying for the plant's decommissioning costs.
From BBC
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?
The ISF also would work on the "permanent decommissioning of weapons from non-state armed groups," protecting civilians and securing humanitarian aid corridors.
From Barron's
"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.
From Barron's
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