nuclear accident

collocation in English

meaningsofnuclearandaccident

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nuclear
adjective
uk
/ˈnjuː.klɪər/us
/ˈnuː.kliː.ɚ/
being or using the power produced when the nucleus of an atom is divided or joined to ...
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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 ofnuclearandaccidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is not onenuclearaccidentevery 10,000 years: it is onenuclearaccidentevery 15½ years.
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This would constitute a majornuclearaccident.
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The risks of anuclearaccidentare extremely remote.
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How do we deter anuclearaccidentfrom occurring?
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We hope that there will not be anuclearaccident.
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Evacuation procedures involving the wider dockyard workforce are tested periodically duringnuclearaccidentresponse major exercises.
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That is probably because the extent of anuclearaccidentis much better understood.
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He saw what tragedy a man-madenuclearaccidentwould cause to his own nation.
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In the event of anuclearaccidentor any major marine accident, we are interdependent.
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It is our practice not reveal specific details of exercises involving thenuclearaccidentresponse organisation.
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Some of it, including most of that relating tonuclearaccidentresponse exercises, is classified.
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I also intervene because anuclearaccidentin one country now concerns the whole world.
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Should there not be discussions on the terriblenuclearaccidentwhich has been reported?
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In the event of anuclearaccidentwe are all in danger.
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It has already been incorporated into thenuclearaccidentprocedures course.
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We must take note of the risks from catastrophicnuclearaccident.
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It is not true to say that anuclearaccidentcould not happen here.
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Again, why do we ignore the possibility of such anuclearaccident?
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Onenuclearaccidentafter another is coming on top of a natural disaster.
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If there is anuclearaccidentin this country, we shall simply have to deal with it.
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We were solely concerned with taking a realistic view of how anuclearaccidentwould be dealt with in practice.
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The table shows the live contaminants used innuclearaccidentresponse exercises and training and their approximate half-lives.
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Did not the worstnuclearaccidentthat the world has ever seen occur in a state-owned nuclear power station?
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I deeply resent the suggestion of the pro-nuclear lobby that anuclearaccidentcould not happen.
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Further tests and exercises are conducted on a regular basis throughout the year to consider variousnuclearaccidentconditions.
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