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Chernobyl accident

Description: Cause of Chernobyl nuclear accident examined. Importance of nuclear power in Soviet Union.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/20/1986

Chernobyl anniversary

Description: On fifth anniversary of Chernobyl explosion, commemoration brings attention to grave illnesses caused by radiation+spreading contamination. Little boy from evacuation zone being treated in Boston.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/26/1991

Evacuation plan for Plymouth Pilgrim

Description: Evacuation plan for Plymouth in case of accident at Pilgrim nuclear power plant is questioned. Civil defense authorities have confidence. Siren test is unreliable. Called “blueprint for chaos.” Signs for Plymouth Rock, Hanover Mall, Plymouth police headquarters, Carver fire station.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/13/1986

Evacuation plan for Seabrook

Description: Proposed evacuation plan for Seabrook nuclear power plant is to serve six bordering Massachusetts towns. Awareness of potential radiation danger is heightened because of recent Chernobyl accident.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/30/1986

TOCN show tape

Description: 1) Human services secretary Charles Mahoney speaks to advocates about increasing accountability and facing cutbacks; Hubie Jones rebuts. 2) Utah Gov. Scott Matheson speaks to Congressional committee on presumed radiation danger from nuclear fallout, comparing power plant reactor accidents and leaks to atom bomb tests. 3) Citizens group questions safety of Pilgrim I plant in Plymouth and requests shutdown and independent monitoring. 4) Michael Wheeler on public opinion about government regulation. 5) Massachusetts legal drinking age is raised to 20 while adjacent states are at 18; New Hampshire state liquor store; Sen. Sharon Pollard; neighboring alcohol sellers see boon to business. 6) R.D. Rosen visits New Age Exposition; counterculture accoutrements and tofu tasting. Anchor Lydon.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/19/1979

Three Mile Island photos

Description: B+W wire service stills on Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania after accident. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter visit site wearing protective shoe coverings. Anti-nuclear protestors at Seabrook. Gov. Edward King.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/03/1979