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Significados de core meltdown en inglés

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

Uso de core meltdown en inglés
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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