Object

• plutonium: Japan's domestic atomic power program is based on reprocessed plutonium.

• plant: The oxide reprocessing plant was built to process the fuel from Dounreay's fast reactor.

• ton: In the year up to 31st March the plant reprocessed only 362 tons of spent fuel out of a target of 833 tons.

• fuel: A private company will reprocess the fuel for the first time in Dounreay's history.

• contract: BE also seem to have fallen out with BNFL over its reprocessing contract.

• waste: A problem is likely to be the UK's policy of returning reprocessing wastes to the country of origin.

Preposition: at

• plant: In future all spent fuel is scheduled to be reprocessed at the new Japanese plant in Rokkasho which is presently under construction.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

• such: Any nation that wishes to be a nuclear weapons state must have both nuclear reactors and a reprocessing plant such as Sellafield.

Preposition: into

• product: The cartons are pulped and reprocessed into other paper products.

Modifying Another Word

• overseas: This trade has allowed for suitable wastes to be reprocessed overseas to the benefit of the global economy and also the environment.

• then: The collected materials have to be sorted and cleaned, then reprocessed and, finally, manufactured into new items which can be sold.

• now: Now reprocessing has definitely stopped the present authorisation are much higher than actually required for a site which is being decommissioned.

• only: In the year up to 31st March the plant reprocessed only 362 tons of spent fuel out of a target of 833 tons.

• not: Do not reprocess devices designated for single use only.

• either: The Department of Trade and Industry considered either reprocessing the fuel at Sellafield, or leaving the spent fuel in long-term storage without reprocessing.

Present participle complement

• accord: The spent fuel will be transported by sea to Sellafield for reprocessing according to the UKAEA proposal.

Preposition: in

• favor: OSPAR will be asked to oppose reprocessing in favor of long-term dry storage of the spent fuel.

Preposition: of

• fuel: The proposed plant will work with wastes from the reprocessing of fuel at Dounreay.

• waste: There is currently little infrastructure for reprocessing of most catering waste in the North East.

• material: Reprocessing - recycling Recycling means the reprocessing of materials to make new items.