Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A reactor imewe onye "inherently" mma usoro ozugbo na-enye a "ndị ọzọ" nchekwa akụrụngwa n'oge a kpọmkwem ọdịda ọnọdụ na "niile" ọrụ ụdịdị na-a kọwara dị ka dịtụ ọdịda-mma na na ọdịda ọnọdụ. Otú ọ dị, ọtụtụ mmiri-mma na -moderated reactors, mgbe scrammed, ike wepụ mmapụta mmepụta na ire ere okpomọkụ enweghị ma usoro okpomọkụ nyefe ma ọ bụ na-arụsi ọrụ ike jụrụ usoro. N'ikwu ya n'ụzọ ọzọ, ọ bụ ezie na usoro nnyefe okpomọkụ dị nchebe na-enye ihe nchekwa nchekwa na-egbochi oke ọkụ mgbe onye na-arụ ọrụ na-arụ ọrụ, otu usoro nnyefe okpomọkụ dị nchebe "anaghị" enye ihe nchekwa nchekwa ma ọ bụrụ na a kwụsịrị onye na-arụ ọrụ (SCRAMed). Ihe
Ihe ọghọm nke Three Mile Island kpughere adịghị ike a: a kwụsịrị ịrụ ọrụ nke onye na-emepụta ihe na onye na-emepụta steam, ma n'ihi na mmiri jụrụ oyi efunahụ ya, ọ ka na-agbaze.