Sudden Disastrous Failure Of Nuclear Reactor Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	verb • reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
	82%	8		Sudden disastrous failure (of nuclear reactor)
	noun • severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping • a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
	41%	13		Produced through nuclear reactions in a nuclear reactor
	noun • a radioactive isotope of chlorine

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