Danger! Radioactive Waste (1977)
1977 · Short film · 26 min · dir. Joan Konner
- Documentary
Synopsis
Produced for NBC by Joan Konner, this documentary investigates the problem of radioactive waste generated by nuclear reactors and weapons programs. The film examines existing disposal methods, the increasing volume of radioactive waste, and the scientific and political challenges involved in developing long-term storage solutions.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Joan Konner
- Writer
- Joan Konner
- Composer
- Pril Smiley
- Studio
- NBC, NBC News
- Released
- 1977-01-01
- Running time
- 26 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Cancer
- Public health
- Refuse And Refuse Disposal
- Nuclear Physics
- Atomic Energy
- Radiation
- Conservation of Natural Resources
Cast & crew
- Joan Konner Director
- Floyd Kalber
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · They created a problem that will outlive all of us! · Farmer Jeff · 2024-06-07
Many of us graduated high scvhool and entered the Navy believing that nuclear power was the solution to our ever growing energy needs. Although I was dropped from the program before going to one of the prototypes for hands on training, I found my way back into nuclear power years later as an outage worker and have seen first hand that no matter how well run a plant is, it still produces radioactive waste that will outlive us all. There are some plants I wouldnt work in no matter how much they were paying. No matter how well run a plant is there is always human error and unantiipated…
