Meltdown at Three Mile Island
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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Meltdown at Three Mile Island
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.
Orignal Language
en
Duration
60 minutes
Genre
Documentary
Status
Released
Release Data
1999-02-22
Production Companies
PBS American Experience, Steward/Gazit Productions
