What is a nuclear SCRAM?

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In the movie *Shin Godzilla*, the humans came up with a blood coagulant and a plan to inject it into Godzilla in order to freeze him. It’s mentioned in the film that doing so would force him to perform a nuclear SCRAM since he’s fueled by an internal nuclear reactor. The coagulant works, shutting down his circulation (which is his cooling system), and causes him to freeze.

But what IS a nuclear SCRAM? i’ve looked it up before, but I just can’t seem to make heads or tails of it.

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ELY5: you know how fire needs fuel (wood) and oxygen, and a fire extinguisher takes away the oxygen? A nuclear reactor needs fuel (uranium) and neutrons. The SCRAM takes away the neutrons.

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