About this season
Insiders recount the events, controversies and lingering effects of the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.
Episodes (4)
1. The Accident
7.2Aired 4 May 2022 • 44 min
In 1979, a plant malfunction causes confusion and a radiation leak. As fear spreads, so does suspicion that the authorities are concealing the truth.
2. Women and Children First
7.2Aired 4 May 2022 • 44 min
Panic strikes the community as a full-blown catastrophe looms. Locals mobilize to confront the authorities and protest the nuclear power industry.
3. The Whistleblower
7.2Aired 4 May 2022 • 49 min
During cleanup at the plant, insiders claim that cost-cutting measures and intimidation tactics create a danger far worse than the accident itself.
4. Fallout
7.0Aired 4 May 2022 • 42 min
Despite disturbing revelations of wrongdoing at Three Mile Island before and after the accident, the utility fights to bring the plant back online.