John Kopeck on Three Mile Island nuclear incident

Title

John Kopeck on Three Mile Island nuclear incident

Genre

Interview

TX Date

27 Mar 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:06

Description

John Kopeck of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) explains what is being done to shut down a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, following a partial core meltdown. He says the reactor is continuing to cool down and that the danger has passed. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Kopeck

Keywords

USA; Nuclear energy; Nuclear power stations; Nuclear safety; Nuclear reactors; Three Mile Island; Pennsylvania; Harrisburg; Cooling systems

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