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China syndrome

Chi·na syn·drome


noun 
Definition:
 
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

[< the idea of the molten core sinking through the earth and reaching China]
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