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1Chernobyl disaster — This article is about the 1986 nuclear plant accident in Ukraine. For other uses, see Chernobyl (disambiguation). Chernobyl disaster …
2Nuclear power accidents by country — The abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine with the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the distance. 57 accidents have occurred since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Two thirds of these mishaps occurred in the US.[1] The French Atomic Energy Agency… …
3Nuclear power plant — This article is about electricity generation from nuclear power. For the general topic of nuclear power, see Nuclear power. A nuclear power station. The nuclear reactor is contained inside the cylindrical containment buildings to the right left… …
4Nuclear reactor accidents in the United States — According to a 2010 survey of energy accidents, there have been at least 56 accidents near nuclear reactors in the United States (defined as incidents that either resulted in the loss of human life or more than US$50,000 of property damage). The… …
5Shut down valve — A shut down valve (also referred to as SDV or Emergency shutdown valve, ESV, or ESDV) is an actuated valve installed in a pipeline. It isolates a process unit from an upstream or downstream (gaseous or liquid) inventory upon activation of the… …
6Scram — This article is about nuclear reactors. For other meanings, see Scram (disambiguation). A scram or SCRAM is an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor though the term has been extended to cover shutdowns of other complex operations, such as… …
7Connector — is a pipeline technologically connecting parallel gas pipelines and permitting to shut off separate sections if necessary (emergency, repair, etc.). Laying of two or more parallel gas trunklines requires connectors equipped with: shutoff valves… …
8USS Scorpion (SSN-589) — was a Skipjack class nuclear submarine of the United States Navy, and the sixth ship of the U.S. Navy to carry that name. Scorpion was declared lost on June 5, 1968,cite web |date=2007 |url = http://www.submarinehistory.com/Scorpion.html|title =… …
10Deepwater Horizon explosion — This article is about the explosion. For the drilling rig and oil spill, see Deepwater Horizon (disambiguation). Deepwater Horizon explosion Anchor handling tugs and platform supply vessels combat the fir …
