Usage of "core meltdown"

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

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Examples for "meltdown"

Examples for "meltdown"

Former Tepco bosses charged Fukushima meltdown Read more The crisis continues today. 
 The Guardian 

In April 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown. 
 BBC 

The 1986 meltdown of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear reactor spewed radiation across Europe. 
 Wired 

Further, the dot.com meltdown and job losses in technology continue to worsen. 
 The Irish Times 

Given the recent financial meltdown, the timing for the sequel seems perfect. 
 Reuters 

The Japanese nuclear meltdown may have reduced New Zealand's muttonbird population. 
 Radio NZ 

Space travel is dangerous enough without having to worry about a nuclear meltdown. 
 Wired 

Sadao Sugishita left his home of around 70 years when the nuclear meltdown happened. 
 Radio NZ 

Proper nuclear meltdown seems much less scary now by comparison, so thanks for that. 
 The Guardian 

This was a knee-melting, gut-twisting, vein-tingling, nuclear meltdown compared to other kisses I've had. 
 Angelfall 

Usage of core meltdown in English

A less serious core meltdown happened at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania in 1979. 
 The Guardian 

He served on the NRC during the 1979 partial core meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. 
 Reuters 

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 

'This is as bad as a fission core meltdown. 
 The Naked God 

Meanings of core meltdown in English