reprocess
verb
re·pro·cess
(ˌ)rē-ˈprä-ˌses 
-ˈprō-,
-səs
reprocessed; reprocessing; reprocesses
: to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse
especially
: to extract uranium and plutonium from (the spent fuel rods of a nuclear reactor) for use again as fuel
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The country is still figuring out where to bury its nuclear waste, and some cities have seen impassioned protests over plans for waste reprocessing plants.
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Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
The United States pioneered reprocessing during the Manhattan Project, but halted commercial efforts due to concerns about rising costs and global plutonium stockpiles.
—Kathryn Huff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
In such a cycle, used nuclear fuel is reprocessed to separate plutonium and other actinides from fission products.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Upon arrival, the deportees had shackles removed from their wrists and ankles and one at a time descended the stairway of the chartered 767 aircraft to be reprocessed by waiting Cuban immigration and health officials.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
The United States pioneered reprocessing during the Manhattan Project, but halted commercial efforts due to concerns about rising costs and global plutonium stockpiles.
—Kathryn Huff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
In such a cycle, used nuclear fuel is reprocessed to separate plutonium and other actinides from fission products.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Upon arrival, the deportees had shackles removed from their wrists and ankles and one at a time descended the stairway of the chartered 767 aircraft to be reprocessed by waiting Cuban immigration and health officials.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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reprocess
verb
re·pro·cess
rē-ˈpräs-ˌes
-ˈprōs-,
-es
: to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse
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