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Nine Miles Down is a 2009 horror film [2] based on the Well to Hell, a widespread urban legend (spread mostly in the 1990s) that Russian scientists had drilled so deep that they had broken through into hell and recorded the screams of the damned emanating from the borehole. [3] It was the last feature film credit for writer Everett de Roche. [4]
Irwin Allen (born Irwin O. Cohen; June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) [1] was an American film and television producer and director, known for his work in science fiction, then later as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. [1] His most successful productions were The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering ...
The 1979 Three Mile Island accident was a pivotal event that led to questions about U.S. nuclear safety. [30] Earlier events had a similar effect, including a 1975 fire at Browns Ferry, the 1976 testimonials of three concerned GE nuclear engineers, the GE Three.
Three Mile Island, located near Harrisburg, is best known for being the most serious accident at a commercial nuclear power plant in US history when it experienced the partial meltdown of one of ...
The partial meltdown at the nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979 was a perfect coalescing of factors in two senses. First, a series of cascading mechanical and human ...
The amount of radioactivity released is disputed, with it ranging from 28 Curies [14] to as much as 240 to 260 times worse than Three Mile Island. Over the succeeding years, the site was cleaned up and all buildings and contamination removed.
The Three Mile Island accident plays a pivotal role in Heat and Light, a 2016 novel by Jennifer Haigh. [160] Meltdown: Three Mile Island is a four-part docuseries released by Netflix on May 4, 2022. [161] The documentary recounts the events, controversies, and lingering effects of the accident. [162]
Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is 2023 Documentary film about the 1979 Three Mile Island accident and its aftermath. [1] The film is based on the stories of four women who take their community's case against the plant operator to the Supreme Court.