Filed from 3 published puzzles

REACTORS

Set to 3 different clues across 3 published puzzles, most often “Meltdown sites” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 10 August 2005.

8 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Meltdown sitesonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 10 August 2005
Nuclear plant apparatusesonce
The New York Times — Monday, 1 July 1996
Rod sitesonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 26 March 1994

Other answers to these clues

CORES5 letters