dénucléariser

Senses

1. 1.

   to denuclearize

   to remove nuclear weapons or nuclear capability from a country, region, or facility

2. 2.

   to decommission (nuclear installations)

   to shut down and safely dismantle nuclear power plants or reactors

Examples

• "La communauté internationale demande la dénucléarisation de la région."

  The international community is calling for the denuclearization of the region.

• "Le gouvernement a annoncé son intention de dénucléariser progressivement le pays."

  The government announced its intention to gradually denuclearize the country.

• "Les réacteurs doivent être dénucléarisés avant leur démantèlement complet."

  The reactors must be decommissioned before their complete dismantling.

Usage

This is a formal, technical verb commonly used in political and diplomatic contexts. It is the infinitive form of the regular first-group verb and can be conjugated normally (dénucléariser, dénucléarise, dénucléarisons). The related noun is dénucléarisation.