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by csours 1063 days ago
Molten cheese means that something that was intended to increase safety became a hazard during an incident.

Think of how the SCRAM at Pripyat/Chernobyl caused the reactor to go supercritical because of the graphite tips. The control rods should have reduced reactivity in the reactor, but the first section of the rod increased reactivity.

Or how a hard hat dropped from a height may cause injury.