decommissionings
Formal service endings
Decommissionings are instances of taking something out of active service—typically ships, nuclear plants, military bases, or other large infrastructure.
The process often involves dismantling, cleanup, and disposal: The decommissionings of aging reactors will take decades and cost billions.
Removal of atomic weapons
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- demilitarizationRemoval of armed forces
- deactivationRendering inoperative
- disassemblySeparating into components
warheads · stockpile · weapons · arsenal · submarines · battleships · destroyers · munitions
Controlled fission chambers
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- coolantTemperature-regulating fluid
- safetyFreedom from harm
shutdown · defueling · remediation · Chernobyl · Fukushima · fission · turbines · half-life
Machines providing network resources
- mainframesLarge central computers
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
networks · satellites · migration · end-of-life · sunsetting · deprecation · upgrades · retirement
Photosynthesizing rooted organisms
- facilitiesProvided spaces and equipment
- refineriesFacilities that purify raw materials
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
equipment · platforms · pipelines · mines · smelters · demolition · salvage · scrap
denuclearization
Removal of atomic weapons
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- demilitarizationRemoval of armed forces
- deactivationRendering inoperative
disassembly · warheads · stockpile · weapons · arsenal · submarines · battleships · destroyers · munitions · ordnance
reactors
Controlled fission chambers
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- coolantTemperature-regulating fluid
safety · shutdown · defueling · remediation · Chernobyl · Fukushima · fission · turbines · half-life · decontamination
servers
Machines providing network resources
- mainframesLarge central computers
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
software · networks · satellites · migration · end-of-life · sunsetting · deprecation · upgrades · retirement · archiving
plants
Photosynthesizing rooted organisms
- facilitiesProvided spaces and equipment
- refineriesFacilities that purify raw materials
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
machinery · equipment · platforms · pipelines · mines · smelters · demolition · salvage · scrap · brownfield
decommissioningsactivations
Acts of starting up
launches · startups · inaugurations · deployments · installations
decommissioningschristenings
Ceremonies naming and blessing infants
constructions · assemblies · installations · dedications · unveilings