catastrophic accident

基本解释

What are the consequences of a catastrophic accident in a populated area?
在人口稠密區域發生災難性事故的後果是什麽？
The catastrophic accident halted the development of new reactors in much of the world for more than two decades.
二十多年來，這場巨災中斷了世界上大部分地區新反應堆的發展。
Andriy was just nine when the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Ukraine suffered a catastrophic accident, sending a radioactive cloud over a huge part of Europe.
儅切爾諾貝利核反映堆發生災難性的事故，安得略衹有九嵗。輻射雲覆蓋了歐洲的一大塊。
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In 1982, Sandia National Laboratories simulated the impacts of a catastrophic accident at nuclear power plants on the surrounding environment for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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According to experts previously involved in their construction, the General Accounting Office, a congressional committee and NBC News, if allowed to come on line, the shoddy construction, defective materials and unsafe design of these reactors would more likely than not result in a catastrophic nuclear accident.
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