Word: losses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...time, malfunctioning instruments gave reactor operators misleading readings of reactor pressure, which made them believe that the core of enriched uranium was covered with coolant when it was not. The operators switched off the system on the assumption that it was no longer needed. The premature shutdown and temporary loss of coolant caused the reactor's fuel rods to overheat. They reached a temperature of around 2,500° F., which could have led to a meltdown. Water pouring into the reactor overflowed to form a 250,000-gal. lake on the floor of the reactor building. Some...
...every bit as cold. While umpires picketed outside Three Rivers Stadium and other major league parks in pursuit of a pay raise, baseball's best-paid player struck out twice, had no hits in four at-bats and made a fielding error in a 3-2 Pirate loss. Still, Tanner was not about to eat his words. Parker himself was calmly philosophical. "There's 161 games to go," said he. "I think I can improve my average...
...Crimson dominated the field events and the long-distance races in avenging their slim, one-point loss to the Tigers during the indoor season...
...greatest game I've ever played in." Harvard goalie Kenny First said after the game. "That was the first game that didn't slow down or didn't get boring because of the loss of the face...
...spectacular display of closing power, the varsity boat held off a strong Princeton crew, gliding through the final 500 meters to cop a six-second, open-water win over the Tigers. The dramatic victory crased the harsh memories of last year's eight-second loss to the New Jersey eight, and it announced to the women's crew world that Radcliffe has returned--for real...