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shutdown

shut·down [ shút dòwn ] (plural shut·downs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. business closing: the cessation or suspension of activities at a business, factory, or plant

2. maintenance level of reactor power: the reduction of power in a nuclear reactor by maintaining the core at the lowest level possible

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