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Chuck, I know how electricity is created. I just didn't want to bore the other readers of this thread;) Since you opened the can of worms: 1. Uranium fission leads to 2. Thermal energy which 3. Water heated to steam 4. Steam turns turbines 5. Turbines turn generator (coil of wire...

Chuck, The China Syndrome is fun to shred but the explanation of how the reactor generates electrcitiy is pretty good. The rest? Well, let's just say that 3 Mile Island and that movie is reason why we have brown outs now.

Foster was nominated for Golden Globe for Best Actress in Drama. She didn't get the nod for Oscar -- which is a shame because her performance was awesome. I have shown this film in my 9th grade science foundations course for years. My students love it. (It helps that I have a...