Will The China Syndrome stand up to the test of time and scrutiny in this episode of CRITICAL REACTION? Stay tuned!

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References and Attribution:
[1] "Nuclear Experts Debate 'The China Syndrome'," by David Burnham (https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/18/ar...)
[2] "Animated Images Of Plants PWR And BWR," (https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-...)
[3] Rahn, F. J., "Power Reactor Pressure Vessel Benchmarks: An Overview," pg. 11, (https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/72...)
[4] "Fukushima Daiichi Accident - World Nuclear Association" (https://world-nuclear.org/information...)

General references:
"Prof. Richard Muller explaines nuclear meltdown and chernobyl," (   • Video  )
"The Fukushima Daiichi Accident, Technical Volume 1/5: Description and Context of the Accident" (https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publica...)
"The Fukushima Daiichi Accident, Technical Volume 2/5: Safety Assessment"
(https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publica...)

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:45 Reaction Start
02:41 State of Nuclear Industry in the Late '70s
04:32 It Takes a Long Time to Build Nuclear Plants
05:23 The Accident
06:03 Turbine Trip
06:31 SCRAM
07:33 PWR vs. BWR
09:39 Nuclear Reactor Sensors
10:10 Water Level and Decay Heat
11:39 Emergency Core Cooling System
14:21 Spent Fuel Pool and Reloading a Reactor
16:04 Evil Plant Manager
16:35 The China Syndrome
22:05 More Evil Plant Manager
23:26 Non-Destructive Examination
24:25 Jack Goes to the NRC
25:28 Dismissing Plant License Applications
26:50 Jack Takes Matters into His Own Hands
27:44 SCRAM the Son of a ...
29:41 They're Cable Cutters!
30:10 The Pump Goes Crazy
30:49 Kimberly Interviews Ted Spindler
32:57 Outro