reprocess

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɹiːˈpɹəʊsɛs/    美 /ɹiˈpɹɑsɛs/|/-əs/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To process again.
  2. To process again.; To extract the fissile material (mainly uranium and plutonium) remaining in spent nuclear reactor fuel, allowing it to be recycled into fresh nuclear fuel or (for plutonium and/or uranium-233 from some specialized breeder reactors) used to build nuclear weapons; may also extend to recovering nonfissile but fertile elements remaining in spent reactor fuel (such as thorium), or precious metals produced as fission products.
    — In order to greatly reduce the plant's output of high-level radioactive waste that has to be disposed of somehow, an onsite facility reprocesses the spent fuel rods using the PUREX process, separating out the unburnt uranium and plutonium from the troublesome fission products.

词形变化

reprocesses present,singular,third-person reprocessing participle,present reprocessed participle,past reprocessed past

词汇关系

衍生词
reprocessable reprocessor

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English process
English reprocess
From re- + process.
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