Bundt or basic? It may seem like a stupid question, but we're not all Martha Stewarts in the kitchen. In fact, most people probably don't own a Bundt pan or even know what it looks like.
Decommissioning costs-the funds needed when a reactor is shut down and the site needs to be dismantled, removed and cleaned up-are sky-rocketing. Worse, many utilities have invested these funds in the now troubled stockmarket, meaning decommissioning funds may not be available when needed.
Learner's definition of DECOMMISSION. [+ object] : to officially stop using (a ship, weapon, dam, etc.) : to remove (something) from service. Several military bases are scheduled to be decommissioned. The government is decommissioning the nuclear power plant.