Meltdown: Three Mile Island
This documentary miniseries revisits the accident at a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant through insider accounts, resident memories, archival material, and debate over what happened afterward. It focuses on fear, accountability, public trust, and the lingering effects of a major industrial crisis.
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Season 1
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1
E1
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.
May 4, 2022 · 42m -
2
E2
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.
May 4, 2022 · 42m -
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E3
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.
May 4, 2022 · 48m -
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E4
Fallout
Despite disturbing revelations of wrongdoing at Three Mile Island before and after the accident, the utility fights to bring the plant back online.
May 4, 2022 · 40m
