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nuclear meltdown
(redirected from Core meltdown)

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Noun1.nuclear meltdown - severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escapingnuclear meltdown - severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
overheating - excessive heating


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The risks involved here are very rare but quite lethal--a core meltdown is no joke.
To cause a core meltdown and disperse radioactive material, attackers would have to defeat the security systems and destroy or disable its multiple safety systems simultaneously.
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