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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: Could we fathom the depth of the Earth?
« on: 16/09/2021 17:58:52 »In the film The china syndrome, the term is where the nuclear fuel melts through to the ground water and then explodes in a dirty bomb, so for most areas where there are nuke plants the water table would be within a few metres of the surface. I have no doubt the cia where frustrated to learn that this was not a viable weapons delivery system.Quote from: HalcWhy China?It might be before your time: "The China Syndrome" movie was a box-office hit in 1979.
The title comes from the myth that if a nuclear reactor had a meltdown, it would melt its way all the way through the Earth, and come out on the other side (China being an exotic and distant location on "the other side of the Earth").
See trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078966/
PS: This came up on another thread, talking about nuclear meltdowns.
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