Source Word
China syndrome
Noun
idiomatic
uncountable
countable
(idiomatic,
nuclear
physics,
uncountable)
A
hypothetical
kind
of
catastrophic
failure
in
which
a
nuclear
reactor
melts
through
the
floor
of
its
containment
system
and
penetrates
the
Earth's
surface,
continuing
downward
as
if
(from
a
Western
Hemispheric
point
of
view)
traveling
through
the
planet
toward
China.
Japanese Meaning
「China syndrome」は、原子炉事故における仮説上の極めて深刻な現象を指す。具体的には、原子炉の炉心が溶融し、制御容器や建物の床を突き破り、地下へと突き進む事態を意味する。これは核物理および事故の文脈で用いられる慣用表現であり、実際には数えられない名詞として扱われる。
Sense（1）
(idiomatic,
nuclear
physics,
uncountable)
A
hypothetical
kind
of
catastrophic
failure
in
which
a
nuclear
reactor
melts
through
the
floor
of
its
containment
system
and
penetrates
the
Earth's
surface,
continuing
downward
as
if
(from
a
Western
Hemispheric
point
of
view)
traveling
through
the
planet
toward
China.
Sense（2）
（ plural ）
