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Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In this thrilling feminist documentary, indomitable women fight back against the nuclear industry to expose one of the worst cover-ups in U.S. history. RADIOACTIVE: The Women of Three Mile Island is an award-winning film about the 1979 Three Mile Island meltdown the worst commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history and its aftermath. It uncovers the never-before-told stories of four intrepid homemakers who take their local community's case against...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
On April 26, 1986, while workers were conducting a test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, disaster struck. One of the reactors exploded, erupting into a blazing inferno. The reactor's sealing cap was blown off and a lethal shower of radioactive material was launched into the night sky. Nuclear Accident: Chernobyl Power Plant, Ukraine traces the catastrophic nuclear disaster that contaminated a massive area of Europe with deadly radiation. Fascinating...