ＬＯＣＡ

noun

loss-of-coolant accident; LOCA

Technical term in nuclear engineering; refers to a serious accident where reactor coolant is lost.

• ＬＯＣＡは原子炉ろかはげんしの安全ろのあんぜん解かい析せきで重じゅう要ようなシナリオだ。

  LOCA is an important scenario in reactor safety analysis.