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PBS NewsHour  Japan Strains to Thwart Nuclear Meltdown at Three Reactors

Japan Strains to Thwart Nuclear Meltdown at Three Reactors Details

 

Program: PBS NewsHour

Episode: Japan Strains to Thwart Nuclear Meltdown at Three Reactors

Authorities worked to bring three nuclear reactors under control after cooling systems were knocked out when a massive earthquake struck Japan. Gwen Ifill talks to NewsHour correspondent Miles O'Brien and David Brenner of Columbia University's Center for Radiological Research about the science behind Japan's nuclear power.

Duration: (9:28)
Premiere Date: 03/14/2011
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: E


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