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When the Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant went into meltdown following an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, the world started to question the safety of nuclear power. But is such distrust justified? Jim Al-Khalili, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Surrey, is convinced of the t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gillings, Annabel (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2011.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011.
Nuclear energy > Safety measures.
Nuclear reactor accidents > Japan.
Nuclear industry > Accidents > Japan.
Accident nucléaire de Fukushima, Japon, 2011.
Énergie nucléaire > Sécurité > Mesures.
Réacteurs nucléaires > Accidents > Japon.
Industrie nucléaire > Accidents > Japon.
Nuclear industry > Accidents.
Nuclear reactor accidents.
Japan.
2011
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:When the Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant went into meltdown following an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, the world started to question the safety of nuclear power. But is such distrust justified? Jim Al-Khalili, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Surrey, is convinced of the theoretical value of nuclear power. In this programme, he travels to the most important sites in nuclear safety - Fukushima, Chernobyl and new reactors in Finland - to see if nuclear power can ever work as well in practice, when exposed to politics and economics, as it does on paper.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 28, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (51 minutes)
Playing Time:00:50:42