Through the introduction of interference on specific frequencies, the attacker can theoretically force the shutdown of control channels until there are none left.
In April 2009, a control rod the shutdown device used to stop the nuclear reaction in a plant's core malfunctioned in Reactor No. 3 due to a leaking valve.
The debt limit will be raised, the stopgap spending measure currently funding government operations will be replaced by something that avoids a shutdown, and the sequestration provisions of the Budget Control Act will be diluted.