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29 words
German word
Atomausstieg
Pronunciation
IPA/aˈtoːmˌaʊ̯sʃtiːk/
Meaning
- masculine nounnuclear phase-out
Example
Deutschland plant den Atomausstieg.
Germany is planning a nuclear phase-out.
More examples
In einigen Ländern führt der Atomausstieg zu Debatten über Energiepreise.
In some countries, the nuclear phase-out is leading to debates about energy prices.
Core concept
A long, planned path takes nuclear reactors from operation to permanent closure and removal from service.
Common phrases
der beschleunigte Atomausstieg
accelerated nuclear phase-out
der schrittweise Atomausstieg
gradual nuclear phase-out
die Debatte über den Atomausstieg
debate over the nuclear phase-out
Similar words
Ausstieg: A step-by-step withdrawal from a policy, business activity, or other undertaking.
Rückbau: Work to dismantle buildings or equipment and return the site to its former state.
Stilllegung: An official procedure or state that ends a facility's operation permanently.
Abschaltung: An action or state in which a power plant or device is switched off.
Definition in German
Atomausstieg bezeichnet die planmäßige Abschaltung und Stilllegung von Kernkraftwerken über einen längeren Zeitraum.
Word origin
Atomausstieg combines Atom ('atom' or 'nuclear power') with Ausstieg ('exit'), a noun formed from aussteigen ('to exit').
Usage tips
- Atomausstieg is masculine: der Atomausstieg, because compound nouns take the gender of their final element, Ausstieg.
Other meanings
- abandonment of nuclear powernoun
Opposites
- Weiterbetriebcontinued operationnoun
- Atomkraftausbauexpansion of nuclear powernoun
Related words
- Atomausstiegsgegneropponent of nuclear phase-outnoun
- Atomausstiegsbeschlussnuclear phase-out decisionnoun
- Atomausstiegsdatumnuclear phase-out datenoun