Sentence examples for may be mothballed from inspiring English sources

Some international projects that were supposed to be developed are expensive and may be mothballed, meaning that when demand rises, supply might not be able to keep up.

A handful of new reactors are under construction, with new 40-year licenses, and more plants are shut down and may be mothballed for decades before they are torn down, in a 60-year process.

There were fears that Isis may have to be mothballed altogether.

As things stand, the project will be mothballed on completion.

"These heritage assets have to be mothballed," he says.

But this seems unlikely, since plant can be mothballed rather than closed permanently.

The rest would be mothballed at a secure site monitored by nuclear inspectors.

The first of Longmen's two reactors would undergo safety inspections and would then be mothballed.

Several Republicans agree it is a clear choice: they say the treaty ought to be mothballed for good.

Jobs will go, good projects will be mothballed and some worthwhile activities will cease altogether.

That's because it excludes construction, where projects can be mothballed quickly.