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Significats de core meltdown en anglès

Accidental overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.

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Examples for "meltdown"
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Former Tepco bosses charged Fukushima meltdown Read more The crisis continues today.
The Guardian
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In April 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown.
BBC
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The 1986 meltdown of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear reactor spewed radiation across Europe.
Wired
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Further, the dot.com meltdown and job losses in technology continue to worsen.
The Irish Times
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Given the recent financial meltdown, the timing for the sequel seems perfect.
Reuters
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The Japanese nuclear meltdown may have reduced New Zealand's muttonbird population.
Radio NZ
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Space travel is dangerous enough without having to worry about a nuclear meltdown.
Wired
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Sadao Sugishita left his home of around 70 years when the nuclear meltdown happened.
Radio NZ
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Proper nuclear meltdown seems much less scary now by comparison, so thanks for that.
The Guardian
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This was a knee-melting, gut-twisting, vein-tingling, nuclear meltdown compared to other kisses I've had.
Angelfall
Ús de core meltdown en anglès
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A less serious core meltdown happened at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania in 1979.
The Guardian
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He served on the NRC during the 1979 partial core meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.
Reuters
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If reactors could lose both off-site power and backup generators it could lead to a core meltdown in a short period of time.
Reuters
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'This is as bad as a fission core meltdown.
The Naked God