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der GAU (Größter Anzunehmender Unfall)
   maximum credible accident (MCA, nuclear reactor); (infor.) worst-case scenario; serious disaster
der Super-GAU
   a disaster that exceeds all design measures; a super-MCA; a mega-disaster

Computer-Gau bei der Deutschen Bahn
Computer collapse at Deutsche Bahn (German Rail)
Das bekannteste Beispiel für einen Super-GAU ist die Katastrophe von Tschernobyl.
The best-known example of a super-MCA is the Chernobyl disaster.

Related Words:
der Auslegungsstörfall statistically unlikely malfunction of a nuclear power plant (MCA)
das/der Gau district, region
das Gäu region (Austria)

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