An emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor, and the name of the kill switch that initiates it (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCRAM An emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor, and the name of the kill switch that initiates it (5) (5)
6% SCRAMS Emergency shutdowns of the reactor (6)
4% WII Switch predecessor (3) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
4% WINS Emerges victorious (4) Universal Sep 30, 2025
4% ATOMIC Pertaining to nuclear energy (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
4% COULD "If looks ____ kill ..." (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 15, 2025
4% VEERING Switching direction (7) Universal Sep 12, 2025
4% ONASEPARATENOTE "And switching gears …" (15) New York Times Sep 9, 2025
4% SIREN Emergency sound (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 5, 2025
4% MANSLAUGHTER Chuckling, after bloke initially suggests unlawful killing (12) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 4, 2025
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