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The China Syndrome

Scattergood Power Plant

Los Angeles · United States  ·  Media scrum and turbine room

The China Syndrome filmed at Scattergood Power Plant, Los Angeles. At this coastal power station, the exterior for the closing media scrum is filmed, as is the turbine room. On screen it's Ventana Nuclear Power Plant.

Where to go

33.916401, -118.427487

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
The China Syndrome (1979)
On screen
Ventana Nuclear Power Plant
In real life
Scattergood Power Plant, Los Angeles
Can you visit?
Exterior only
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The China Syndrome film at Scattergood Power Plant?
At 33.916401, -118.427487 in Los Angeles. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Scattergood Power Plant?
Exterior only.
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