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  2. Loss-of-coolant accident - Wikipedia

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    The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 occurred due to a loss-of-coolant accident. The circuits that provided electrical power to the coolant pumps failed causing a loss-of-core-cooling that was critical for the removal of residual decay heat which is produced even after active reactors are shut down and nuclear fission has ceased.

  3. Loss-of-pressure-control accident - Wikipedia

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    A loss-of-pressure-control accident (LOPA) is a mode of failure for a nuclear reactor that involves the pressure of the confined coolant falling below specification. [1] Most commercial types of nuclear reactor use a pressure vessel to maintain pressure in the reactor plant.

  4. Decay heat - Wikipedia

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    The removal of the decay heat is a significant reactor safety concern, especially shortly after normal shutdown or following a loss-of-coolant accident. Failure to remove decay heat may cause the reactor core temperature to rise to dangerous levels and has caused nuclear accidents, including the nuclear accidents at Three Mile Island and ...

  5. Void coefficient - Wikipedia

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    If the coolant is a liquid, it may boil if the temperature inside the reactor rises. This boiling leads to voids inside the reactor. Voids may also form if coolant is lost from the reactor in some sort of accident (called a loss of coolant accident, which has other dangers). Some reactors operate with the coolant in a constant state of boiling ...

  6. List of industrial disasters - Wikipedia

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    Other disasters can also be considered industrial disasters, if their causes are rooted in the products or processes of industry. For example, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was made more severe due to the heavy concentration of lumber industry facilities, wood houses, and fuel and other chemicals in a small area.

  7. Loss of coolant - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Loss of coolant

  8. Hip Pain: The Most Common Causes & How to Prevent It - AOL

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    Since osteoporosis causes loss of bone mineral density, it makes bones more prone to breaking in the event of a hip injury. Hip Impingement Hip impingement is caused by a congenital abnormality.

  9. Nuclear meltdown - Wikipedia

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    A core damage accident is caused by the loss of sufficient cooling for the nuclear fuel within the reactor core. The reason may be one of several factors, including a loss-of-pressure-control accident, a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA), an uncontrolled power excursion. Failures in control systems may cause a series of events resulting in loss ...