NOVA
Season 44 Episode 9 - The Nuclear Option
Five years after the earthquake and tsunami that triggered the unprecedented trio of meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, scientists and engineers are struggling to control an ongoing crisis. What’s next for Fukushima? What’s next for Japan? And what’s next for a world that seems determined to jettison one of our most important carbon-free sources of energy? Despite the catastrophe—and the ongoing risks associated with nuclear—a new generation of nuclear power seems poised to emerge the ashes of Fukushima. NOVA investigates how the realities of climate change, the inherent limitations of renewable energy sources, and the optimism and enthusiasm of a new generation of nuclear engineers is looking for ways to reinvent nuclear technology, all while the most recent disaster is still being managed. What are the lessons learned from Fukushima? And with all of nuclear’s inherent dangers, how might it be possible to build a safe nuclear future?
Episodes in Season 44
15 Years of Terror
55 min
School of the Future
55 min
Great Human Odyssey
55 min
Super Tunnel
55 min
Treasures of the Earth: Gems
55 min
Treasures of the Earth: Metals
55 min
Treasures of the Earth: Power
55 min
Secrets of the Sky Tombs
55 min
The Nuclear Option
55 min
Search for the Super Battery
55 min
Ultimate Cruise Ship
55 min
The Origami Revolution
55 min
Why Trains Crash
55 min
Holocaust Escape Tunnel
55 min
Building Chernobyl's Megatomb
55 min
Chinese Chariot Revealed
55 min
Poisoned Water
55 min
Eclipse Over America
55 min
Ghosts of Stonehenge
55 min
Death Dive to Saturn
55 min
Secrets of the Shining Knight
55 min
Secrets of the Forbidden City
55 min
Killer Volcanoes
55 min
Killer Hurricanes
55 min
Killer Floods
55 min
Extreme Animal Weapons
55 min
Bird Brain
55 min
Day the Dinosaurs Died
55 min
