We Are the Guinea Pigs

We Are the Guinea Pigs (1980)

April 1st, 19801h 30min

Documentary
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Overview

Farmers and parents of young children, who live in the Harrisburg, Pa., area, discuss their fears of radioactive contamination from the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor accident in 1979. Scientists and physicians also expound on the lethal dangers of nuclear power and the risks in containment processes.


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