American Experience - Season 11 - Eps 6: Meltdown at Three Mile Island
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.
About American Experience
Title: American Experience
First Air Date: 1988-10-04
Last Air Date: 2025-03-25
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.382/10 (from 34 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 38
Total Episodes: 396
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: GBH
Synopsis
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
