Reactor scram report for period of July 1, 1965--December 31, 1965

The reactor scrams are summarized in a table which identifies the component.that opens the safety circuit and the reason or cause for the safety circuit trip. Caution should be exercised in the use of the summary for specific analysis of reactor scram causes. In a high percentage of cases, the component that opens the safety circuit is not at fault. A description of the reason or cause for a particular scram is given in the body of the report. The actual outage time charged to the cause of the reactor scram is given with the exception of scrams caused by tube leaks or fuel failures