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Episode Details: Meltdown at Three Mile Island
Meltdown at Three Mile Island
Series: American Experience
Season: Season 11
Episode Number: 6
Air Date:
Duration: 55 min
At 4:00am on March 28, 1979, a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power facility near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania suddenly overheated, releasing radioactive gasses. During the ensuing tension-packed week, scientists scrambled to prevent the nightmare of a meltdown, officials rushed in to calm public fears, and thousands of residents fled to emergency shelters. Equipment failure, human error, and bad luck would conspire to create America's worst nuclear accident.
Cast and Guests
David McCullough
Narrator (voice)Streaming Platforms for American Experience
