Meltdown at Three Mile Island
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1999-02-22
In the predawn hours of March 28, 1979, a reactor of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, began to overheat. The lives of half a million people soon hung in the balance, as human error and mechanical failure combined to create the worst nuclear accident in American history.
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In the predawn hours of March 28, 1979, a reactor of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, began to overheat. The lives of half a million people soon hung in the balance, as human error and mechanical failure combined to create the worst nuclear accident in American history.
Released
1999-02-22
Runtime
60
Director
Chana Gazit
Budget
$0
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$0
Genres
Documentary
Language
English
Production
PBS American Experience
Steward/Gazit Productions
