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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During reprocessing, spent nuclear fuel is separated to recover uranium and plutonium to recycle it for use in new fuel.
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James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
During reprocessing, spent nuclear fuel is separated to recover uranium and plutonium to recycle it for use in new fuel.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The recovered material can then be dissolved and reprocessed, allowing the precursor compound, newberyite, to be formed again as a solid.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
The company has launched a new textile-to-textile recycling technology called ReRun, which takes pre- and post-consumer textile waste and reprocesses it into new insulation products.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
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James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
During reprocessing, spent nuclear fuel is separated to recover uranium and plutonium to recycle it for use in new fuel.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The recovered material can then be dissolved and reprocessed, allowing the precursor compound, newberyite, to be formed again as a solid.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
The company has launched a new textile-to-textile recycling technology called ReRun, which takes pre- and post-consumer textile waste and reprocesses it into new insulation products.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
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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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