Films for the Humanities and Sciences

Meltdown

At Chernobyl, the world came as close as it ever has to nuclear disaster. In this program, experts explore the technical causes behind three major nuclear accidents—Windscale in Britain, Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, and Chernobyl—and trace the path of human error leading up to them. We learn how official secrecy hinders damage-control efforts, and how extraordinary bravery on the part of emergency teams at Chernobyl averted a complete meltdown. Rare footage of the Chernobyl emergency teams in action provides a chilling glimpse into the heart of a nuclear tragedy. (24 minutes)

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Item#: FMK6965
Copyright date: ©1996


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