China syndrome
NOUN
nuclear fission meltdown accident
Synonyms
Example Sentences
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The report implies that the so-called China syndrome, in which the reactor core melts and burns its way into the earth, releasing potentially catastrophic radiation, had been a possibility at T.M.I.
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