"Norman Wells" wrote in message
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As regards the plot, though, it's fiction

Of course it's fiction!! What on earth are you talking about? Nobody has
said it's a documentary!

The "China
Syndrome" was a casual term used in the US nuclear industry at that
time to refer to a meltdown

Got any proof of that?

Here's a quote for you from Wikipedia:

"In 1971, nuclear physicist Ralph Lapp used the term "China syndrome" to
describe the burn-through of the reactor vessel, the penetration of the
concrete below it, and the emergence of a mass of hot fuel into the soil
below the reactor. He based his statements on the report of a task force of
nuclear physicists headed by Dr. W.K. Ergen, published in 1967.[3] The
dangers of such a hypothetical accident were publicized by the 1979 film,
The China Syndrome."

If you (conveniently) don't trust Wikipedia, there are lots more references
around. Look it up for yourself.

It certainly illustrates how the producers' drive for profit can make the
title of a film blatantly compromise the truth.

Norman, you are losing the plot!! It's just a drama about a failure mode
referred to in the nuclear industry by the term "China Syndrome", and the
fundamental theme of the film (indeed, the ONLY theme) is that the
commercial drive for profits may compromise nuclear safety, possibly even
leading to a meltdown.

That's all. Norman, I think you need to chill out a bit!

SteveT