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What does the term melt down refer to during a nuclear disaster?
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The term melt down is a fairly literal description of what can happen when the cooling systems of a nuclear reactor fail; the reactor core becomes so hot that the whole thing literally melts into a puddle of radioactive slag.
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What does the term melt down refers during a nuclear disaster?
The term melt down is a fairly literal description of what can happen when the cooling systems of a nuclear reactor fail; the reactor core becomes so hot that the whole thing literally melts into a puddle of radioactive slag.
The nuclear envelope disintegrates during .?
Cellular Division.
What continent has the worlds worst nuclear disaster?
Asia, specifically the Chernobyl Disaster in the former Soviet Union (Russia), in which a nuclear power plant went critical and melted down, rendering the city uninhabitable and causing radioactive clouds to travel globally.
Besides the nucleus what else is broken down during prophase?
Nuclear membrane and nucleolus
Who was President of the United States when the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant disaster occurred?
The partial core melt-down accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station began on March 28, 1979, during the administration of President James Earl Carter, the 39th President of the United States.
What else is broken down during prophase besides nucleus?
Nuclear envelope
What stage does the nuclear envelope break down?
During the interphase
Which stage of the following does nuclear envelope break down?
the nuclear envelope breaks down during prophase near the same time the chromatin condenses.
How can there be a nuclear disaster in Japan?
The tsunami wiped out almost all of Japan knocking down many buildings such as skyscrapers and nuclear power plants that were operating in Japan. The tsunami destroyed the nuclear power plants and radiation leaked out which caused a raging panic among the people of Japan.
What is the phase in mitosis where the nuclear membrane disappears?
"scientist have not discovered WHY it happens"It does not matter if scientists have discovered it or not, but the nuclear membrane disappears during PROPHASEHope this helped!!!
Do moderator in nuclear reactor slows down the neutrons emitted during fission?
Yes, it is the main moderator function in what is called "thermal nuclear reactors"
When and why does the nuclear envelope break down during cell replication?
during prophase, in order to allow microtubules to attach to the duplicated chromosomes
