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 Emergency Reactor Shutdown - SCRAM 
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A commonly used acronym by the NRC in their reports is the term SCRAM. While the use of the term is understood by many, the terms history is not so clear.

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http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/2011/05/17/putting-the-axe-to-the-scram-myth/

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According to Nyer, someone asked Wilson the reason for the red knob. Wilson replied you’d hit it if there was a problem. “Well, then what do you do?” he was asked. Wilson reportedly replied “You scram … out of here.” The word appears to have stuck.

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The previous quote seems like the nuclear industry plan of action. Too bad it is impossible to fully run & hide from radiation.

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