decommissioning
Taking out of service
Decommissioning is the process of taking something out of active service—typically military equipment, nuclear facilities, or industrial infrastructure.
A decommissioned warship is retired from duty.
Decommissioning a nuclear plant involves shutting it down, removing fuel, and managing radioactive materials: The decommissioning process will take decades and cost billions.
Deliberate structural destruction
- disassemblySeparating into components
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- strippingRemoving outer layers
dismantlement · scrapping · salvaging · wrecking · removal · dismemberment · gutting · clearing
Sense of emotional resolution
- terminationAct of ending something
- cessationA full stopping
- shutdownCessation of operations
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
wind-down · phase-out · ending · halting · stopping · wrap-up · finalization · conclusion
Removal of armed forces
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- mothballingPreserving while inactive
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
Leaving the workforce permanently
- phase-outGradual discontinuation process
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- upgradingImproving to superior version
- end-of-lifeNearing death phase
outdated · superseded · modernization · discontinuation · unsupported · deprecated
Preventing hostile expansion
- remediationAct of correcting faults
- cooldownGradual intensity reduction
- defuelingRemoving stored propellant
- decontaminationRemoving dangerous substances
entombment · half-life · Chernobyl · Fukushima · cleanup
Previously developed, possibly polluted land
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
demolition
Deliberate structural destruction
- disassemblySeparating into components
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
stripping · dismantlement · scrapping · salvaging · wrecking · removal · dismemberment · gutting · clearing · disposal
closure
Sense of emotional resolution
- terminationAct of ending something
- cessationA full stopping
- shutdownCessation of operations
discontinuation · wind-down · phase-out · ending · halting · stopping · wrap-up · finalization · conclusion · completion
demilitarization
Removal of armed forces
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- mothballingPreserving while inactive
- withdrawalAct of taking away
retirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
- phase-outGradual discontinuation process
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- upgradingImproving to superior version
end-of-life · outdated · superseded · modernization · discontinuation · unsupported · deprecated
containment
Preventing hostile expansion
- remediationAct of correcting faults
- cooldownGradual intensity reduction
- defuelingRemoving stored propellant
decontamination · entombment · half-life · Chernobyl · Fukushima · cleanup
brownfield
Previously developed, possibly polluted land
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
- Naval Eventsnaval battle, sea battle, shipwreck, sinking, collision
- naval affairsadmiralty, naval command, naval operations, naval regulations, naval bases
- Nuclear Plantsreactor, reactor core, control rods, cooling tower, fuel rods
- nuclear sciencenuclear fission, nuclear physics, nuclear fusion, radiation, nuclear fuel
- oil industrypetroleum, oil fields, oil well, oil rig, oil production
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Ordering work to be made
activation · activating · recommissioning · operationalizing · starting up
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Ordering work to be made
construction · opening · startup · inauguration · launching
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