Phrases with «reactor meltdown»

A reactor meltdown refers to a very serious event in a nuclear power plant where the nuclear fuel inside the reactor overheats and melts, releasing harmful radiation into the environment. It can happen if the cooling system fails, leading to a dangerous situation. Full definition

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Sentences with «reactor meltdown»

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) has requested that Pokémon Go developer Niantic and the Pokémon Company prevent Pokémon appearing in and around areas affected by the nuclear reactor meltdown in Fukushima to help prevent encouraging players to enter dangerous areas. (gonintendo.com)
The inspector general's office, they assert, has shied away from challenging the NRC at exactly the wrong time, with many of the country's 104 nuclear power plants aging beyond their 40 - year design life and with reactor meltdowns at Fukushima rewriting the definition of a catastrophic accident. (scientificamerican.com)
It's been 32 years since the Chernobyl disaster, a nuclear reactor meltdown caused by a mix of design flaws and human error. (businessinsider.com)
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Phrases with «reactor meltdown»

Sentences with «reactor meltdown»

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