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Meltdown at Three Mile Island: 40 Years Later

What happened inside the containment building at TMI on March 28, 1979

Aired 03/26/2019

WITF

Meltdown at Three Mile Island: 40 Years Later

Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

What happened inside the containment building at TMI on March 28, 1979

The Three Mile Island accident on March 28, 1979 is still considered the worst at a U.S. nuclear plant in history. This documentary details what happened inside the containment building at TMI on March 28, the chaos, confusion, miscommunication and fear in the area surrounding the plant afterwards and the legacy of TMI after the accident.

Aired 03/26/2019

WITF is a local public television program presented by WITF

WITF

Meltdown at Three Mile Island: 40 Years Later

Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

The Three Mile Island accident on March 28, 1979 is still considered the worst at a U.S. nuclear plant in history. This documentary details what happened inside the containment building at TMI on March 28, the chaos, confusion, miscommunication and fear in the area surrounding the plant afterwards and the legacy of TMI after the accident.

Aired 03/26/2019

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