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Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare

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Reconstructing the nine harrowing days following the disaster in forensic, real-time detail, from the control-room engineers fighting to prevent a total meltdown, to the political leaders confronting the unthinkable, to ordinary citizens caught in the fallout. Power plant workers who were tasked with averting a major catastrophe by doing a potential suicide mission. These 50 workers recount the mounting pressures they faced as they entered the darkened reactors to try to avert the worst outcome.

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Synopsis Reconstructing the nine harrowing days following the disaster in forensic, real-time detail, from the control-room engineers fighting to prevent a total meltdown, to the political leaders confronting the unthinkable, to ordinary citizens caught in the fallout. Power plant workers who were tasked with averting a major catastrophe by doing a potential suicide mission. These 50 workers recount the mounting pressures they faced as they entered the darkened reactors to try to avert the worst outcome.
Director
James Jones
Distributor
HBO
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2026
Runtime
1h 30m