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Definition of Scrams
1. scram [v] - See also: scram
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrams
Literary usage of Scrams
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nuclear Energy Today by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2003)
"For example, the number of unplanned automatic scrams has been decreasing over
the past decade, indicating a widespread improvement in plant operation (see ..."
2. Spent Nuclear Fuel Discharges from U. S. Reactors (1993) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Made of strongly neutron-absorbing materials, control blades are inserted into
the reactor core at planned shutdowns and during scrams. ..."
3. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2001)
"These show that scrams with a time duration of less than 10s and 200s are
insignificant for areas A and D respectively. In addition, it was confirmed that ..."
4. Russia Energy Survey, 2002 by International Energy Agency, Energy Charter Secretariat (2002)
"NPP Operational Events and Reactor scrams, 1992-1999 121. Reactor "scrams" ore
unplanned reactor ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Slamming, part, trumping. Slam, v. to beat. Slammed, beat. Slamming, a beating.
"He slammed to un wi' a stick." Slams, scrams, broken meat. ..."
6. Legacy in the Sand: Chemical Command in Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm. (1993)
"... the initial delivery of 1000 SCRAMs arrived approximately six months prior to
the scheduled date.166 Nor were the aforementioned contracts the only ..."
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