Meltdown

Debris filled water carries buildings and cars over cultivated fields. Caption: A ten-meter high wall of water surges ashore.

Examines the nuclear disaster that followed an earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan on March 11, 2011. That day, Japan was hit with the fifth strongest earthquake ever recorded. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami which caused a nuclear disaster at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. This documentary details the chain of errors and oversights that led to the largest nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

(Source: DCMP)

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  • Meltdown

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    DCMP Membership
    Author:
    National Film Board Of Canada
    Length:
    46 minutes