A reprocessing plant is a facility where waste materials, such as nuclear fuel, are treated and recycled to extract valuable resources or reduce their harmful effects on the environment. Full definition
Her second book, Mother Country: Britain, The Welfare State and Nuclear Pollution (1988), revealed the extensive environmental damage caused by the nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield, in the north of England; the book evolved from an essay that she wrote for Harper's Review and was a finalist for the National Book Award. (bookbrowse.com)
The Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria is partially closed after unusual levels of radioactivity were detected. (sciencemediacentre.org)
A fresh explosion has rocked the nuclear reprocessing plant at Chelyabinsk in Russia, releasing 7.4 million becquerels of radioactivity up a ventil - ation shaft. (newscientist.com)