Can Nothing Stop a Meltdown? - The China Syndrome - Nuclear Engineer First Time Watching

Will The China Syndrome stand up to the test of time and scrutiny in this episode of CRITICAL REACTION? Stay tuned! If you'd like to support the channel further, consider leaving a $Thanks or visiting my Patreon:   / theatomicage   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