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more about #nuclearpower more comments → bluespot: Chernobyl was a graphite moderated reactor, better suited to produce plutonium than power. Since ALL US reactors are water moderated, a Chernobyl typ... more » DoctorEcks: Um......I hate to bring you down....and I especially don't want to bring an 80's thing up during "Gizmodo '79", but a few years later there was this l... more » macslut: SPOILER ALERT: To be fair, the term China Syndrome predates the movie and was always intended as a metaphor. Even in the movie, they refer to it as s... more » crsrc: check out the penn & teller Bullshit episode called "Nukes, Hybrids and Lesbians" they do a pretty good job of exposing the ridiculousness of the nuc... more » CraigJapants: Yes, nuclear waste is so safe... Imagine if nuclear plants replaced all coal plants in the world. Add all that, so far, useless waste and reconsider ... more » ManfredSnookie: I worked at a nuclear power plant and none of us could belief how laughable the plot was. Lemmon locked himself in the control room. How? There's no... more » Jestermeister: The merits of the film itself aside, I used to hate the old way of doing movie previews with the narrator basically telling you everything that happen... more » (Starman) Starman: Yep. Even though The China Syndrome is a great movie to some, I have to agree that the science in that movie is complete utter bullshit. The sad part... more » -
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1979: The Year We Wussed Out on Nuclear Power
The China Syndrome was a movie about how dangerous nuclear power plants are that, fortunately for the producers, came out 12 days before the Three Mile Island disaster. You can thank it for why we're still reliant on coal power. More » -
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Backyard Nuclear Reactor Should Be Ready to Ship by 2013
Hyperion Power's plans to develop and sell portable nuclear reactors first came to light last year—but most people probably brushed off the idea as some sort of fantasy. Whether that is true or not, Hyperion seems to be committed to the project. A recent interview with Hyperion CEO John Deal revealed that they have every intention of shipping their first product in June of 2013. More »
