nuclear disaster

collocation in English

meaningsofnuclearanddisaster

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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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disaster
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈzɑː.stər/us
/dɪˈzæs.tɚ/
(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or ...
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(Definition ofnuclearanddisasterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnuclear disaster

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Just when the possibility of space exploration is there, it's blocked, often by anucleardisaster.
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Reinforced cooperation on combating dangers such as the threat of environmental andnucleardisasteralso has major possibilities.
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Anucleardisasterin one country can affect many others.
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Were there to be anothernucleardisaster, that would finish the nuclear industry, regardless of the need for the power it should provide.
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A limitednucleardisasterwould give rise to these kinds of conditions, but in a more extreme form.
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The next time it will be anucleardisaster.
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I would not agree with an analogy drawn between what happens in a mining disaster and what happens in anucleardisaster.
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We must, however, also learn, and that means that this potentialnucleardisastershould have an international dimension.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It will also diminish the chances of our nations being contaminated by radiation due to anucleardisaster.
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Furthermore, attention is drawn to the recentnucleardisaster, which is still not fully under control.
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That term applies to anucleardisasterand is inappropriate language in this context.
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It seems to us that therein lies the path to totalnucleardisaster.
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The report discussed and effectively ruled out any possibility of a majornucleardisasterfrom such transport.
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Chernobyl was of course the worstnucleardisasterwe have had.
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Chernobyl remains the worst civilnucleardisasterin history.
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They reveal very clearly the power of a government and, in certain circumstances, the intense desire of a government, to keep from the public knowledge of anucleardisaster.
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Where will the nextnucleardisasterbe?
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Thanks to it he is responsible for anucleardisasterwhich he miraculously survived and became an atomic ninja.
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According to the protesters, evacuation of people in the event of anucleardisasterwould be impossible.
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The letter reportedly contained his complaints about the handling of thenucleardisaster.
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