decommission
Example Sentences
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Germany’s decision in the wake of the Fukushima disaster to decommission its nuclear-energy program may have raised electricity prices by 25%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Cembalest highlights research undertaken by JPMorgan that scrutinized the costs incurred to the German economy stemming from its decision to decommission its nuclear power plants after the Fukushima incident.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
One example: his threat to decommission a spacecraft that transports National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts to the International Space Station.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Other sources of power in L.A.’s portfolio include hydrogen, natural gas, biomass, geothermal, nuclear and coal, which the city aims to decommission by the end of this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
The site’s head of retrievals, Alyson Armett, points out that without a “permanent solution” for the nuclear waste, the plans to decommission could be delayed.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2024
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
