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Scram

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000467

The sudden shutting down of a nuclear reactor, usually by rapid insertion of control rods, either automatically or manually by the reactor operator. Also known as a "reactor trip".

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000467
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The sudden shutting down of a nuclear reactor, usually by rapid insertion of control rods, either automatically or manually by the reactor operator. Also known as a \"reactor trip\".",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/scram/"
}

Record 467 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.