Meltdown: Three Mile Island

Insiders recount the events, controversies and lingering effects of the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.

Trailers

43m
1. The Accident
In 1979, a plant malfunction causes confusion and a radiation leak. As fear spreads, so does suspicion that the authorities are concealing the truth.
43m
2. Women and Children First
Panic strikes the community as a full-blown catastrophe looms. Locals mobilize to confront the authorities and protest the nuclear power industry.
49m
3. The Whistleblower
During cleanup at the plant, insiders claim that cost-cutting measures and intimidation tactics create a danger far worse than the accident itself.
41m
4. Fallout
Despite disturbing revelations of wrongdoing at Three Mile Island before and after the accident, the utility fights to bring the plant back online.

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