reporter kimberly well present the minor side of the news while puff piece that do not hold much news merit . while shoot footage on alternative energy at a nuclear power plant and an accident occur . friend and cameraman for kimberly and richard adam illegally film the men control the incident in the control room . jack godell and head of the control room and prevent the reactor from disaster . after an investigation into the incident show nothing be wrong and jack can not help but feel something isn not right . on discover that the weld seal on the generator pump be crack and jack with kimberly and richard seek to tell the public and shut down the unsafe plant . nearly make thirty year ago and the china syndrome be a riveting drama that still hold so much relevance today . nuclear power have always be a hotly debate subject and whether it be the safe source of alternative energy and radioactive waste and and be nuclear plant wait to be the next chernobyl . just not about nuclear power and the china syndrome explore freedom of speech and right of press and big business . on jack finding of falsified information and his knowledge halt a massive investment on the construction of another nuclear plant and which many men seek to profit from . kimberly and desperately want out on the puff news and see the fight for truth be more important than boost her career while constantly push by richard and never want to be silence demand the public be tell of the accident . jane fonda and michael douglas and jack lemmon be simply flawless . fonda show kimberly a a fragile woman on her exterior and yet emotionally hard and determine to reveal this cover up . douglas bring a strong performance a richard and fight for honestly and truth . lemmon shine over all a jack . and his performance be highly charge drama . the china syndrome be rivet view and that still hold much relevance today a it do when first release .