In this episode, we tell the story of the worst nuclear accident in the United States. A story about a partial meltdown that threatened the lives of hundreds of people. And about how the plants’ owners tried to cover it all up.

The hosts for this episode are Maya Nalani and Luke Welland. The script was written by Johanna Lundblad. Sound design: Viktor Persson. Mayday is produced by the podcast company qast.

Union of Concerned Scientists:

https://www.ucsusa.org/

Physicians for Social Responsibility:

https://psr.org/

Friends of the Earth:

https://foe.org/