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  • Nov. 18, 1951: "See It Now," the first TV newsmagazine, whose first episode opened with a shot of two control-room monitors.

    The More Things on the Small Screen Change ... Terry Teachout 2011

  • On control-room screens, "you could see the Iranians sending spikes of light to jam the waves."

    In Skies Over Iran, a Battle for Control of Satellite TV Paul Sonne 2011

  • In 2010, damage to the reactor's core was avoided when control-room operators activated the external diesel generators and vented the reactor vessel to release pressure into a suppression pool.

    Japan Plant Had Earlier Alert Chester Dawson 2011

  • In 2010, damage to the reactor's core was avoided when control-room operators activated the external diesel generators and vented the reactor vessel to release pressure into a suppression pool.

    Japan Plant Had Earlier Alert Chester Dawson 2011

  • Following Japan's decision chain, the control-room chief was required to first notify the utility's president, currently Mr. Shimizu, to approve venting.

    Reactor Team Let Pressure Soar Phred Dvorak 2011

  • But some critics say the consequences could have been more serious if not for quick-thinking control-room operators who manually activated the diesel generators and ECCS.

    Japan Plant Had Earlier Alert Chester Dawson 2011

  • Dominion said control-room operators began restarting Unit 1 on Friday.

    Nuclear Plant Cleared to Restart Following Quake Tennille Tracy 2011

  • But some critics say the consequences could have been more serious if not for quick-thinking control-room operators who manually activated the diesel generators and ECCS.

    Japan Plant Had Earlier Alert Chester Dawson 2011

  • On Tuesday, control-room technicians kept the colliding beams on target for about five hours — about half the expected operational time — before they turned off the beams to avoid a mishap.

    Hadron Collider Gets Off to a Smashing Start Robert Lee Hotz 2010

  • On Tuesday, control-room technicians kept the colliding beams on target for about five hours — about half the expected operational time — before they turned off the beams to avoid a mishap.

    Hadron Collider Gets Off to a Smashing Start Robert Lee Hotz 2010

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