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| Chi·na syn·drome |
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catastrophic nuclear accident: a hypothetical accident in which the core of a nuclear reactor melts, allowing the radioactive fuel to burn through the floor of its container and straight down into the ground
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| [< the idea of the molten core sinking through the earth and reaching China] |
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