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Operating Reactor Scrams

Confirmed scram events from the NRC, updated daily. Includes automatic and manual trips for all U.S. commercial nuclear power reactors. Data refreshed 5 min ago

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Total confirmed reactor scrams (automatic + manual trips) reported to the NRC so far this calendar year.
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Scrams This Year
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Average number of days for a reactor to return to 95% power after a scram event. Based on recovery data from the last 5 years.
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Avg Recovery
days to 95% power
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Year-end projection based on the current scram rate. Calculated as: (YTD scrams / days elapsed) × 365.
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Projected This Year
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Rolling count of scram events in the last 365 days, regardless of calendar year boundaries.
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Last 365 Days
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Automatic: Reactor Protection System triggered the trip automatically.
Manual: Operator initiated the trip manually (e.g., via manual scram switch).
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Auto / Manual
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PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor): Uses pressurized water as coolant; ~65% of U.S. fleet.
BWR (Boiling Water Reactor): Water boils directly in the core; ~35% of fleet.
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PWR / BWR
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Interactive map showing the geographic location of each scram event. Marker color indicates recency; border glow indicates automatic (green) vs manual (red) trip.

Scram Events by Location

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Month-by-month comparison of scram counts for the current year and two prior years. Helps identify seasonal patterns and year-over-year trends.

Monthly Scram Trend — Last 3 Years

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Total scram events per calendar year across the U.S. fleet. The dashed red line shows the 5-year rolling average.

Annual Scram Totals

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Average scram count by calendar month across all years. Reveals whether certain months historically experience more scram events.

Seasonal Pattern (All Years)

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Stacked comparison of scram events by reactor type each year. PWR (~65% of fleet) vs BWR (~35%).

PWR vs BWR by Year

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Stacked comparison of automatic vs manual scram trips each year. Automatic = Reactor Protection System; manual = operator-initiated.

Auto vs Manual by Year

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Ranking of reactor units by total scram count. Toggle to show most/fewest scrams, normalize per GW of capacity, or aggregate by owner/operator.

Fewest Scrams — Top 15

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States ranked by total scram events. States with more reactors appear higher; compare with the per-GW plant view for size-normalized rankings.

Scrams by State — Top 15

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Average days for each plant to return to 95% power after a scram. Based on last 5 years. Shorter = faster post-trip restart capability.

Average Recovery Time by Plant (last 5 years)

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Distribution of reactor power levels at the moment of each scram. Most occur at high power (90–100%); low-power trips may indicate different root causes.

Power Level at Time of Scram

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Searchable, sortable table of all scram events matching current filters. Includes date, plant, type, trip, power level, recovery time, and NRC event links.

Scram Event Log

Date Plant Type Trip Power% Recovery Description NRC