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Encyclopedia > Meltdown
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A nuclear meltdown is the melting of the core of a reactor. Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station consisted of two pressurized water reactors manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox each inside its own containment building and connected cooling towers. ...


Meltdown may also refer to:

In film: The subprime mortgage meltdown refers to the rash of subprime mortgage foreclosures that began in the United States in late 2006 and has continued into 2007. ... Tabitha Smith is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a former member of the X-Force. ... Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Havok (Alexander Alex Summers) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Meltdown was the sixth episode to air in the fourth series of Red Dwarf. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

  • Meltdown (film), a 1994 film from Hong Kong starring Jet Li
  • Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, a 2006 film by 20th Century Fox
  • Meltdown (TV film), a 2006 film from USA starring Casper Van Dien

In television: Meltdown is a 1995 action adventure film starring Jet Li, Jacky Cheung, Chingmy Yau and Charlie Yeung. ...

In music: Meltdown is an episode from the third season of the American television series Farscape, written by Matt Ford and directed by Ian Barry. ...

  • Meltdown (festival), a music festival
  • Meltdown (Steve Taylor album), a 1984 album by Steve Taylor.
  • Meltdown (John Macey album), a 1985 album by John Macey.
  • Meltdown (Vibrators album), a 1988 album by The Vibrators.
  • Meltdown (Vinnie Moore album), a 1991 album by Vinnie Moore.
  • Meltdown (Ash album), a 2004 album by Ash.
  • Meltdown (Cootie Brown album), a 2007 album by Cootie Brown.
  • "Meltdown", a song by Loverboy from their 1983 album Keep It Up
  • Meltdown Records, a record label
  • "Meltdown", a song on AC/DC's Stiff upper Lip album
  • "Meltdown", a song on Live's album The Distance To Here' album

In drinks: Meltdown is an annual music festival held at the Royal Festival Hall, part of Londons South Bank Centre. ... Meltdown is the title of the second album by singer/songwriter Steve Taylor. ... The Vibrators are a British punk rock band, formed in 1976. ... Meltdown is an album by Ash, which was initially released on May 17, 2004 through Infectious Records. ... Keep it Up was the third album released by the rock band Loverboy in 1983. ... Meltdown Records were a record label in Palmerston North, New Zealand. ... Live (IPA pronunciation: , rhymes with five)[2] (also typeset as LIVE) is an American alternative rock band from York, Pennsylvania, comprised of Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals and guitar), Chad Taylor (lead guitar), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass guitar) and Chad Gracey (drums). ...

  • Meltdown (drink), a beer cocktail using Everclear.

Meltdown, otherwise also maybe, taking into consideration, can be, accordingly, refered to as, the letdown. A Meltdown is a beer cocktail. ...

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Nuclear meltdown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1437 words)
A nuclear meltdown occurs when the core of a nuclear reactor melts, and is generally considered a serious nuclear accident.
Fast breeder reactors are more susceptible to meltdown than other reactor types, due to the larger quantity of fissile material and the higher neutron flux inside the reactor core, which makes it more difficult to control the reaction.
A nuclear meltdown is also colloquially known as the China syndrome, from the humorously exaggerated notion that molten reactor material would burrow from the United States through the center of the earth and emerge in China, as popularized by the 1979 film, The China Syndrome.
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