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NOVA•Season 10•Episode 8

Sixty Minutes to Meltdown

Mar 29, 198355 min

The accident at Three Mile Island made front page news all over the world and rocked the entire nuclear power industry. In this special 90-minute broadcast, NOVA presents a docudrama chronicling the minute-by-minute events leading up to the accident and examines the questions raised about

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Season 10 Episodes21

Hawaii: Crucible of Life

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

Lassa Fever

The Miracle of Life

Asbestos: A Lethal Legacy

City of Coral

Fat Chance in a Thin World

Sixty Minutes to Meltdown

Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales

The Artificial Heart

Talking Turtle

Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

To Live Until You Die: The Work of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

A Magic Way of Going: The Story of Thoroughbreds

A Normal Face: The Wonders of Plastic Surgery

Captives of Care

Twenty-Five Years in Space

Nuclear Strategy for Beginners

The Climate Crisis

Eyes Over China

Alcoholism: Life Under The Influence

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Episode Summary

"Sixty Minutes to Meltdown" is episode 8 of NOVA season 10. It aired on March 29, 1983.

Next: E9 · Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales Best of Season 10