severe accident

collocation in English

meaningsofsevereandaccident

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severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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accident
noun
uk
/ˈæk.sɪ.dənt/us
/ˈæk.sə.dənt/
something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or ...
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(Definition ofsevereandaccidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The transport flasks are specially designed to withstand verysevereaccidentconditions including a high temperature fire.
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In the case of irradiated nuclear fuel elements, the flasks used are designed to standards which would enable them to withstand verysevereaccidentconditions.
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These missions have resulted in recommendations to the countries concerned on measures needed to improve safety and which will reduce the risk ofsevereaccident.
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The answer is that he underwent asevereaccident, and the people around him did not know where to look.
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These require that the containers are capable of surviving even asevereaccidentwithout any significant release of their radioactive content.
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The danger of death orsevereaccidenton the road has been continually drummed in our ears for a very long time.
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This ensures that even asevereaccidentcould not give rise to a significant release of radioactivity.
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These ensure that the design of the containers prevents any radiation risk even in the event of asevereaccident.
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The containers approved for radioactive materials are designed in such a way that there would be no significant radiological hazard even in asevereaccident.
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Many families are suddenly thrown into complete confusion when asevereaccidentwith lasting disability happens.
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Companies should have carried out a review forthwith of the ability of emergency systems to withstandsevereaccidentconditions.
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On our roads this type ofsevereaccidentis, unfortunately, occurring much more frequently now as the speeds of vehicles increase.
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The fuel elements are transported in flasks, weighing approximately 50 tons, specially designed in accordance with internationally agreed standards which take into account the effects ofsevereaccidentconditions.
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Irradiated nuclear fuel in this country must be transported in flasks which comply with international standards enabling them to withstand the effects of an extremelysevereaccident.
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The essential aim is to ensure that the containers in which these materials are carried can themselves safely withstand a verysevereaccidentwherever it might occur.
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In the case of irradiated nuclear fuel elements, the flasks used are designed to standards which would enable them to withstand verysevereaccidentconditions involving both impact and fire.
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A local pre-arranged monitoring scheme is required for that area so that appropriate emergency measures, including evacuation, can be taken in the downwind sector following asevereaccident.
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All radioactive material, including fuel elements, is transported in flasks designed and moved in accordance with internationally agreed standards which take into account the possibility of asevereaccident.
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