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单词 china syndrome
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China syndrome

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noun

a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.

Origin of China syndrome

First recorded in 1970–75; from the jocular notion that the hot reactor core would pass through to the other side of the earth

Words nearby China syndrome

Chinandega, China rose, China Sea, China silk, china stone, China syndrome, Chinatown, China tree, chinaware, China White, chin ball
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