(n) :
severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping; a situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown
"four years have passed since the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, but the grim legacy of the Soviet catastrophe is still unfolding."
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(n) :
severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping; a situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown
"four years have passed since the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, but the grim legacy of the Soviet catastrophe is still unfolding."