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This PBS article explains the technical problems a nuclear reactor can face, prompted by the March 2011 Fukushima plant disaster. The article explains how a nuclear reactor works and which specific components can break.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11193">Public Broadcasting Service. Mechanics of a Nuclear Meltdown Explained. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, May 11, 2011.</a>
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![]() Mechanics of a Nuclear Meltdown Explained. (2011, May 11). Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Public Broadcasting Service: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/mechanics-of-a-meltdown-explained
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Title = {Mechanics of a Nuclear Meltdown Explained},
Publisher = {Public Broadcasting Service},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {May 11, 2011},
Year = {2011}
}
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