Meltdown
An episode of the Throughline podcast, hosted by NPR, titled "Meltdown" was published on April 30, 2020 and runs 54 minutes.
April 30, 2020 ·54m · Throughline
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Summary
In the early hours of March 28, 1979, a system malfunction began 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 an awful study in the consequences of communication breakdown during a crisis. This week, the fallout of who and what to trust when a catastrophic event occurs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
In the early hours of March 28, 1979, a system malfunction began 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 an awful study in the consequences of communication breakdown during a crisis. This week, the fallout of who and what to trust when a catastrophic event occurs.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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