The more the fuel is exposed, the closer the reactor comes to a full meltdown.
也就是说燃料棒暴露的越多，那么越容易全部熔化。
A "full meltdown" has a more generally accepted definition than, say, a "partial meltdown."
相比“局部熔化”，“全熔化”是一个更易于接受的定义。
A full meltdown at the Japanese facility would still release radioactive gases, but those tend to dissipate in the atmosphere.
虽然日本这一核电站的核芯全部熔解仍然有可能释放出放射性气体，但这些气体往往会消散在大气里。
However, the fuel apparently dropped to the bottom of the containment vessel, preventing it from going into a full meltdown stage.
不过，由于燃料棒看起来落到反应堆的底部，避免了完全融毁。
Health risks could include specific types of cancers, stillbirths and acute radiation syndrome if a full meltdown occurs, experts said.
专家说，如果核反应堆完全熔解，伴随的健康风险可能包括特定类型的癌症、死胎和急性辐射综合症。
The problem with a full meltdown is that it's usually the end result of a whole boatload of other chaos — explosions, fires, general destruction.
全熔化的难题在于它通常会以爆炸起火这种完全的破坏形式而终结。
Early Tuesday morning, the frightening news came that Japan was facing the full meltdown of crippled reactors at a nuclear power station - with unknown and potentially catastrophic consequences.
周二一早，令人恐惧的消息传来，日本一座核电站受损的反应堆面临完全熔化的风险，后果不得而知，可能是毁灭性的。
Cesium-137, with a half-life of 30 years, is another dangerous substance emitted in a full-scale nuclear meltdown.
核反应堆完全熔解后，会释放出另一种危险物质铯- 137。铯- 137的半衰期为30年。
While more bearish researchers believe China's building is unsustainable, and a full-bore meltdown is coming, right now the ghost towns they often cite aren't driving a downtown.
尽管更悲观的研究人员认为，中国的房市不可持续，全面的房价暴跌正在到来，但眼下，他们经常挂在嘴边的鬼城并不是推动中国房市下行的原因。
Yet now, only 18 months after the meltdown of late 2008, Europe's sovereign debt crisis has hit with full force.
而现在，2008年末的危机刚刚过去18个月，欧洲主权债务危机就猛烈来袭。
Yet now, only 18 months after the meltdown of late 2008, Europe's sovereign debt crisis has hit with full force.
而现在，2008年末的危机刚刚过去18个月，欧洲主权债务危机就猛烈来袭。
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