Re: SCRAM

[Christian Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

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> Can anybody verify whether the terminology is still used - I seem to
> remember reactor designs that incorporated "power" control rods and
> "safety" control rods, which would seem to be a lingering use of the
> original terms.
> 
I can tell you that the terminology of SCRAM is even used in Austria at a
research reactor. It is not a man waiting with an axe to cut a rope, but a
big red push button.

I always thought it was onomatopoeia for emergency shut down. I like the
explanation given on RADSAFE better.

Franz