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1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 min. 9 sec.) ; 273485526 bytes |
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On 11 March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit Japan's northeast coast followed by a massive tsunami. The country suffered widespread devastation and in the aftermath of the disaster, nuclear reactors in Fukushima began to disintegrate. When one exploded, the Japanese government announced a 'nuclear emergency'.The disintegration of the four nuclear reactors in Fukushima represents a turning point in the debate over the use of nuclear energy. With 20 per cent of all nuclear reactors built in earthquake zones, the program question whether nuclear power can ever be truly safe.Nuclear Meltdown details the unfolding disaster at Fukushima and reveals exactly how it happened and why, and most importantly, what the implication are for Japan and society as a whole. (From the UK, in English and Japanese, English subtitles) (Documentary) G CC |
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Broadcast 2011-06-19 at 21:35:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Cells -- Effect of radiation on.
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Food -- Effect of radiation on.
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Nuclear power plants -- Natural disaster effects.
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Radiation injuries.
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Radioactive substances -- Health aspects.
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Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (Japan : 2011)
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Japan.
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Streaming video
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Burke, Tom, contributor
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Large, John, contributor
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Ritch, John, contributor
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Rush, Julian, director
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Sherry, Andrew, contributor
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Smith, Jim, contributor
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Sperrin, Malcolm, contributor
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Thomas, Gerry, contributor
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Wakeford, Richard, contributor
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Walker, Linda, contributor
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