SCRAM

An emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor. An acronym variously said to stand for "Safety Control Rod Axe Man" or "Safety Cut Rope Axe Man"

October 30, 2012

US Nuclear Plants Issue "Alerts" Following Sandy Storm Surge

Last summer we speculated about what might happen if the winds and/or storm surge from Hurricane Irene happened to hit the Brunswick nuclear plant in North Carolina head on. As luck would have it Irene weakened and veered to the north, but did she did go on to cause the shut down of the Oyster Creek nuclear reactor in New Jersey, amongst numerous other problems.

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