Scram facts for kids
SCRAM button at the Experimental Breeder Reactor I
A scram or SCRAM is a quick shutdown of a nuclear reactor. It is done in an emergency (a dangerous situation).
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Images for kids
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SCRAM button in the control room of the NS Savannah
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Norman Hilberry (left) and Leó Szilárd at Stagg Field, site of the first self-sustaining nuclear chain-reaction.
See also
In Spanish: SCRAM para niños
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