catastrophic accident

基本解釋

What are the consequences of a catastrophic accident in a populated area?
在人口稠密區(qū)域發(fā)生災(zāi)難性事故的後果是什麼？
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(chǎng)巨災(zāi)中斷了世界上大部分地區(qū)新反應(yīng)堆的發(fā)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(fā)生災(zāi)難性的事故，安得略衹有九嵗。輻射雲(yún)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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