Can you shut down a Nuclear Facility

@skr3wed (147)
Vietnam
March 17, 2011 8:39am CST
Was reading the news on CNN about japan and the earthquake and the situation and the Atomic plant with the near meltdown conditions, so i've been wondering, can you shut down a nuclear plant while it is in operation before the rods are used up.
1 response
uath13
@uath13 (8192)
• United States
17 Mar 11
Yes, if it's a controlled shut down you can. What they're having is uncontrolled since they lost all power & were unable to cool the rods properly.