verb
definition
To process again.
noun
definition
A second or subsequent processing.
Examples of reprocessing in a Sentence
The problems also affected the Mayak reactor and reprocessing complex.
Reprocessing involves the dissolution of the spent fuel in boiling concentrated nitric acid and subsequent physico-chemical separations of uranium and plutonium.
The reprocessing plant was apparently operating, whilst the delegation were there.
The Department of Trade and Industry considered either reprocessing the fuel at Sellafield, or leaving the spent fuel in long-term storage without reprocessing.
A system of assurances of supply would help persuade nuclear energy users to renounce national enrichment and reprocessing facilities.
The oxide reprocessing plant was built to process the fuel from Dounreay 's fast reactor.
A problem is likely to be the UK 's policy of returning reprocessing wastes to the country of origin.
Any nation that wishes to be a nuclear weapons state must have both nuclear reactors and a reprocessing plant such as Sellafield.
Now reprocessing has definitely stopped the present authorisation are much higher than actually required for a site which is being decommissioned.
The spent fuel will be transported by sea to Sellafield for reprocessing according to the UKAEA proposal.
The proposed plant will work with wastes from the reprocessing of fuel at Dounreay.
There is currently little infrastructure for reprocessing of most catering waste in the North East.
Reprocessing - recycling Recycling means the reprocessing of materials to make new items.
They argue it is contrary to policy to encourage the re-opening of a reprocessing plant and the processing of weapons-grade fuel.