English Dictionary

scram

IPA（発音記号）

/skɹæm/

名詞

未分類 限定用法

(also attributively) A shutdown of a nuclear reactor (or, by extension, some other thing), often done rapidly due to an emergency.

日本語の意味

原子炉（または他の装置）の緊急停止、非常時に迅速に行われるシャットダウン

The plant's sudden scram forced an immediate evacuation and halted power generation.

発電所の突然の緊急停止により直ちに避難が行われ、発電が停止した。

意味（1）

(also attributively) A shutdown of a nuclear reactor (or, by extension, some other thing), often done rapidly due to an emergency.

During scram operation, a scram signal de-energizes the inlet and outlet scram valves. The outlet scram valve vents the volume above the drive piston to a scram dump tank. The inlet scram valve supplies scram pressure obtained from an accumulator to the under side of the vented piston.

意味（2）

The device used to shut down a nuclear reactor; also, the button or switch used to initiate a shutdown.

Each room housing a radiation source has a red-buttoned scram switch on the wall. One touch of the switch and all equipment stops abruptly.

scrams （ plural ）

nuclear physics （ ）