Meltdown: Three Mile Island
★ 6.9 · 2022 · 42m · Documentary
Insiders recount the events, controversies and lingering effects of the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.
Episodes
1. The Accident44m · In 1979, a plant malfunction causes confusion and a radiation leak. As fear spreads, so does suspicion that the authorities are concealing the truth.
2. Women and Children First44m · Panic strikes the community as a full-blown catastrophe looms. Locals mobilize to confront the authorities and protest the nuclear power industry.
3. The Whistleblower49m · During cleanup at the plant, insiders claim that cost-cutting measures and intimidation tactics create a danger far worse than the accident itself.
4. Fallout42m · Despite disturbing revelations of wrongdoing at Three Mile Island before and after the accident, the utility fights to bring the plant back online.More Like This
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