Jim Panyard on radiation levels at Three Mile Island
- Title
- Jim Panyard on radiation levels at Three Mile Island
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 30 Mar 1979
- Year of production
- 1979
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- Duration
- 00:04:08
- Description
- Journalist Jim Panyard of the Philadelphia Bulletin describes the situation at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania following the meltdown of a nuclear reactor at the nearby Three Mile Island nuclear plant. Panyard says the governor has told people to stay indoors but has not ordered an evacuation; he adds that there are conflicting reports coming from the plant. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Jim Panyard
- Keywords
- USA; Government; Nuclear energy; Nuclear power stations; Nuclear safety; Evacuation; Nuclear reactors; Radiation; Three Mile Island; Pennsylvania; Harrisburg; Cooling systems
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LBC/IRN, "Jim Panyard on radiation levels at Three Mile Island". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0003400415005 (Accessed 13 May 2025)