nuclear power safety theme
The social problem of whether and to what extent nuclear power generation can be made safe is discussed.
22 total · 1 choice · 1 major · 20 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| voy1x04 | choice | the episode was a metaphor for nuclear power, they even had atom logos |
| movie: SpiderMan Strikes Back (1978) | major | Three students tried to build an atom bomb from plutonium that was supposed to be used for power generation in an effort to demonstrate the dangers of nuclear power. |
| movie: Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996) | minor | A reference was made to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. |
| movie: Bad Taste (1987) | minor | A satirical quip was made about a newly installed American nuclear reactor. |
| movie: Burst City (1982) | minor | The residents in a dystopia future attempted to rebel against the construction of a nuclear power plant in their part of Tokyo. |
| movie: City Beneath the Sea (1971) | minor | It was decided that the USA's fissionable materials needed to be stored in Pacifica because it was over 1000 miles from any fault lines. |
| movie: Dead End DriveIn (1986) | minor | We learned that the Mururoa Atoll was destroyed in a nuclear accident. |
| movie: DeepStar Six (1989) | minor | The cooling system of the nuclear reactor powering a facility on the ocean floor broke leaving the crew with a matter of hours before a meltdown occurred. |
| movie: Godzilla (1998) | minor | Nick was at the site of the Chernobyl power plant nuclear meltdown. Such effects of the Chernobyl disaster as Chernobyl earthworms being 17% larger than they were before were mentioned. |
| movie: Godzilla (2014) | minor | The Janjira nuclear power planet melted down. |