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  • Construction of the project's stage, including a taxiway and defueling pad, will begin in the second half of 2011, said Katie Cooper , the general manager for Alice Springs Airport, with a goal of finishing by year end.

    Outback to Get Aircraft Graveyard Ross Kelly 2011

  • Currently, only the planning document for Unit 1 has been completed, which has allowed its defueling.

    Fact Sheet On Nuclear Safety Assistance Increased ITY National Archives 2000

  • SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: The two questions were, first, has Blix yet informed the United Nations that the North Koreans -- if I can paraphrase it -- the North Koreans have now conducted the defueling in a way that could destroy the possibility of determining the character of the diversion in

    Backgrounder On President Meeting With Italian Pm ITY National Archives 1994

  • The Fukushima accident is not over, but unless it gets a lot worse, defueling is more likely than entombment, because eventually, someone is likely to want to reuse the site.

    NYT > Global Home By THE NEW YORK TIMES 2011

  • It was Nedelin himself, impatient to get the show on the road, who ordered the technicians to fix the problem without first defueling the rocket.

    Wired Top Stories Tony Long 2011

  • The Airbus A320 took off with 21,791 pounds of fuel en route to Charlotte, N.C. Officials hoped to finish defueling and move the plane to a New Jersey marina later Sunday.

    news | LL | http://www.theledger.com 2009

  • The Airbus A320 took off with 21,791 pounds of fuel en route to Charlotte, N.C. Officials hoped to finish defueling and move the plane to a New Jersey marina later Sunday.

    news | LL | http://www.theledger.com 2009

  • Hose reels for firefighting, refueling & defueling on US Navy ...

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

  • Another benefit of the fuel recovery unit is the safety benefit when defueling the bulk plant filters and mobile truck filter vessels.

    unknown title 2009

  • The Airbus A320 took off with 21,791 pounds of fuel en route to Charlotte, N.C. Officials hoped to finish defueling and move the plane to a New Jersey marina later Sunday.

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2009

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