SCRAM

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf abbreviation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs reactor scram
reactor shutdown
reactor trip
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Chicago_Pile-1
gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
nuclear engineering
gptkbp:category nuclear safety
gptkbp:effect reduces reactor power to subcritical
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SCRAM
gptkbp:introducedIn 1942
gptkbp:method insertion of control rods
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:purpose rapidly stop nuclear fission reaction
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:standsFor gptkb:Safety_Control_Rod_Axe_Man
gptkbp:usedFor emergency shutdown
gptkbp:usedIn nuclear power plants
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SASL
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5