Meanings
nouncriticality accident (plural criticality accidents)
plural criticality accidents
- nuclear physicsAn accidental uncontrolled self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction.
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criticality accident. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criticality%20accident
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