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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.


How many reactors in Chernobyl melted down?

One reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant melted down in the 1986 disaster.


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.


Does the nuclear envelope re-forms during anaphase?

No, the nuclear envelope does not reform during anaphase. Instead, the nuclear envelope breaks down during prophase and prometaphase to allow the chromosomes to be free in the cytoplasm for segregation and reforms during telophase.


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 stage does the nuclear envelope break down?

The nuclear envelope breaks down during the prophase stage of mitosis. This breakdown allows the chromosomes to be released into the cytoplasm for proper alignment and separation during cell division.


Besides the nucleus what else is broken down during prophase?

During prophase, the nuclear membrane breaks down, allowing the condensed chromosomes to be released into the cytoplasm. Additionally, the centrioles move to opposite poles of the cell and the spindle fibers begin to form.


What else is broken down during prophase besides nucleus?

Nuclear envelope


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!!!


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.


Which stage of the following does nuclear envelope break down?

The nuclear envelope breaks down during prometaphase of mitosis and prophase of meiosis. This breakdown allows the chromosomes to be released from the nucleus and prepare for the subsequent stages of cell division.