Meltdown

Meltdown in the National Security Context

A definition and brief description of Meltdown in relation to national security is as follows:A nuclear power plant accident in which the molten uranium of the ruined core will coalesce into a single superheated mass and melt its way down to the groundwater below the plant, causing a violent steam explosion and dispersing even larger quantities of radioactive material. Also known as the China Syndrome.