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entombment

 
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(en′tüm·mənt)

(nucleonics) A method of decommissioning a nuclear facility in which radioactive contamination is made inaccessible by demolition techniques and then the residue is covered with reinforced concrete.

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    An act of placing a body in a grave or tomb: burial, inhumation, interment. See show/hide.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
  Synonyms: burial, inhumation, interment, sepulture

 
 

 

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