The China Syndrome

"The China Syndrome" is a 1979 movie that I have not seen but apparently it is a movie about a hypothetical idea of an extreme result of a nuclear meltdown...
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The 'China Syndrome' refers to the most drastically severe meltdown a nuclear reactor could possibly achieve. In this case, the reactor would reach the highest level for a sustained period of time, resulting in the melting of its support infrastructure. The uranium in the core would behave in a similar manner to a delta-class fire, self-sustaining temperatures in excess of 2000°C. Since these temperatures would melt all materials around it, the reactor would sink due to gravity, effectively boring a hole through the reactor compartment's floor. (Lapp, Ralph E. "Thoughts on nuclear plumbing." The New York Times, Dec. 12, 1971)

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-ALicia