PBS NewsHour

Fukushima Survivor: 'I've Hardly Smiled This Whole Year'

Clip: 03/09/2012 | 6m 38s

Carl Pillitteri was one of 38 Americans at the Fukushima plant when the earthquake hit. Describing the "demonic" sounds he heard and the pit of fear he felt inside the turbine building that day, Pillteri recently spoke with Alex Chadwick, the host of the new American Public Media series "BURN: An Energy Journal."

Aired: 03/09/12

Rating: NR

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