Nuclear meltdown
A nuclear meltdown is an informal term for a severe nuclear reactor accident that results in core damage from overheating. The term is not officially defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency or by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. However, it has been defined to mean the accidental melting of the core of a nuclear reactor, and is in common usage a reference to the core's either complete or partial collapse. "Core melt accident" and "partial core melt" are the analogous technical terms for a meltdown.
A core melt accident occurs when the heat generated by a nuclear reactor exceeds the heat removed by the cooling systems to the point where at least one nuclear fuel element exceeds its melting point. This differs from a fuel element failure, which is not caused by high temperatures. A meltdown may be caused by a loss of coolant, loss of coolant pressure, or low coolant flow rate or be the result of a criticality excursion in which the reactor is operated at a power level that exceeds its design limits. Alternately, in a reactor plant such as the RBMK-1000, an external fire may endanger the core, leading to a meltdown.
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(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman
by: Carrie HamiltonLookin´ out on the morning rain
I used to feel uninspired
And when I knew I had to face another day
Oh, it made me feel so tired
Before the day I met you
Life was so unkind
But you´re the key to my peace of mind
´Cause you make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel
Like a natural woman
When my soul was in the lost and found
You came alone to claim it
And didn´t know just what was wrong with me
Oh till your kiss helped me name it
Now I´m no longer doubtful
Of what I´m livin´ for
´Cause if you make me happy
I don´t need to do more
´Cause you make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel
Like a natural woman
Oh baby, what you´ve done to me
You make me feel so good inside
And I, I just wanna be close to you
Because you make me feel so alive
Oh what you´ve done to me
Close to you because you make me feel so alive
You make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel
Like a natural woman
Woman
You make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel
Like a natural woman
You make me feel
Oh baby what you do to me
Can make me feel so good inside
I just wanna be, I just wanna be
Oh what you´ve done
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