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Meanings of core meltdown in English
Accidental overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.
Usage of core meltdown in English
1
A less serious core meltdown happened at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania in 1979.
2
He served on the NRC during the 1979 partial core meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.
3
If reactors could lose both off-site power and backup generators it could lead to a core meltdown in a short period of time.
4
'This is as bad as a fission core meltdown.