About this episode

This episode covers the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster and its implications on public health and safety.

The disaster at Three Mile Island thankfully did not cost any lives directly, but the notion that it didn't harm people is very much up in the air. Learn all about the worst nuclear disaster in the history of the United States today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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