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Meltdown (2020)

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English - March 16, 2023 04:15 - 51 minutes - 47 MB - ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratings
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What happens when an accident puts the public at risk? In the early hours of March 28, 1979, a system malfunction set off what would become the worst nuclear accident in American history. What ensued punctured the public's belief in the safety of nuclear energy and became a cautionary tale about the consequences of communication breakdown during a crisis. This week, the fallout of a catastrophic event, and its ramifications for the public trust.

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