Waxan rabaa in aan sii wado qodobkaan-- "China Syndrome" waxaa lagu sifeeyay " Riwaayad 1979 oo ku saabsan halista tamarta nukliyeerka " taas oo saameyn dheeraad ah ku yeelatay markii shilkii dhabta ahaa ee ka dhacay warshadii nukliyeerka ee Three Mile Island
dhacday todobaadyo badan kadib markii filimka lasoo bandhigay. Jane Fonda waxay ciyaareysaa wariye TV ah oo markhaati ka ah burbur ku dhow (cilladda Shiinaha ee cinwaanka) ee warshad nukliyeer oo maxalli ah, oo ay ka hortagtay injineer deg deg ah, oo uu ciyaaray Jack Lemmon. Qorshahani wuxuu soo jeedinayaa in shirkadaha danaysta iyo kharashka dhimista "waxay keeneen khaladaad dhimasho ah oo laga yaabo inay ku dhacaan dhismaha warshadda".