When ascientisttries to cover up a radiation leak at anuclear power plant, Duke Nukem zeros in on the "hot spot" and triggers ameltdown. With time running out, Captain Planet and the Planeteers are forced to cool off the reactor before an explosion occurs and contaminates the planet. When the scientist admits that he supported nuclear power on the basis it was clean and plentiful in an attempt to solve theenergy crisis, the Planeteers recommend he instead researchgeothermal power.