fin Twenty-seven years after America's worst nuclear iril accident, at Three Mile Island in central Pennsylvania, an archive of contemporary interviews that catalogue the drama of the unfolding crisis has been made public for the first time. This programme captures the five nerve-racking days from 28 March 1979 when engineers struggled to control a runaway reactor and government officials debated whether to evacuate the area, and the months after, when angry residents contemplated the unexplained horror of the potential nuclear meltdown. Martin Bell, who reported from Three Mile Island during the crisis, revisits the story, speaking to those who were at the centre of the nuclear storm.
Producer Jo Meek