Meltdown Three Mile Island is a new documentary from Netflix about the horrors of the 1979 accident in Pennsylvania.

Twitter Users Recollect Their Memories of the Nuclear Catastrophe in the Netflix Documentary Series ‘Meltdown: Three Mile Island’

Documentaries have been an integral part of Netflix’s library. They not only
recreate the incident accurately. But Netflix has this strange ability even to
recreate the emotions of that time. Netflix usually picks celebrities or
high-profile criminals as topics for documentaries. However, this time they
decided to go with one of the most dangerous chemical plant failures in the
United States. Meltdown: Three Mile Island is a new documentary that retells the
horrors of the 1979 accident in Pennsylvania.

The documentary is starting to gain popularity not among young Gen Z’s but among
the people who witnessed the incident back in 1979 and now are applauding
Netflix for its accuracy. Let us take a look at the documentary and people’s
reactions to it.


WHAT IS THE MELTDOWN THREE MILE ISLAND DOCUMENTARY ABOUT?

Meltdown: Three Mile Island
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/metldown-three-mile-island] narrates the story of
a nuclear reactor that partially melted down in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The
Three Mile Island, Unit 2 (TMI-2) reactor began leaking nuclear reactor coolant
on March 28, 1979.

The employees were unprepared, and the plant administrators failed to notice the
leak in time, resulting in a nuclear calamity.  But the crisis was made worse
when Metropolitan Edison, the plant’s parent corporation, sought to hide and
downplay what was really going on.  They claimed there was no radioactivity at
the location, although this was far from the case.



Fortunately, Richard Parks, the head engineer, stood his ground. He informed the
world about what had happened at the facility and how it had affected the
individuals who worked there and those who lived nearby. The land was never the
same after that, and it is still toxic.

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The incident was not as terrible as Chernobyl’s nuclear meltdown, but it
nevertheless caused a lot of trouble for the people concerned.


THE REACTION OF THE PEOPLE

The documentary started streaming [https://www.netflix.com/title/81198239] on
Netflix [https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news/] on May 4th and has started to
gain immense popularity. People have, since the release, been quick to react to
the film by praising it on Twitter, especially how it has made them relive the
horrible moment in history.

Here are some of the tweets expressing people’s emotions.

> It's funny, but growing up and living in Pennsylvania, I always knew there was
> more to the Three Mile Island incident than we'd ever been told. Just watched
> all 4 parts of Meltdown Three Mile Island and realized we never even got half
> of the story when it happened. 😳 Eye-opening
> 
> — THEE Dreamer ⚖ 💛🐝 (@bluerosepat) May 4, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/bluerosepat/status/1521890631957762049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> Watching Netflix's "Meltdown: Three Mile Island" to see if I can catch a
> glimpse of my mom. ❤️
> 
> Nevermind how effing triggering it is, since I still freak out every 2nd
> Tuesday of the month when the local nuke emergency siren goes off for testing.
> 🤷
> 
> — 🌻Gene_D27 also on the elephant (@Gene_D27) May 4, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/Gene_D27/status/1521915180027977730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> Watching the new “Meltdown: Three Mile Island” documentary on Netflix and it’s
> soo good! I live not far from there and my parents and my older brother (who
> was only 1 at the time) lived only about less than 10 miles from it when it
> happened! Scary! 👀😳 #ThreeMileIsland
> [https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThreeMileIsland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]
> 
> — Katie Rose (@KatieBrady383) May 4, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/KatieBrady383/status/1521996417203589122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> Not sure what’s the most terrifying thing about watching ‘Meltdown: Three Mile
> Island’ on Netflix. Remembering how close I was at the time to the accident,
> how little we knew about it, or having to hear that damn regional accent once
> again.
> 
> — John M (@John_M15) May 5, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/John_M15/status/1522043078189670402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> #NowWatching
> [https://twitter.com/hashtag/NowWatching?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]
> Meltdown: Three Mile Island @Netflix
> [https://twitter.com/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]
> 
> Anyone have any memories of when this happened? Six at the time, I remember
> people talking about it but having no idea what it all meant.
> pic.twitter.com/UkBM5kUX9x [https://t.co/UkBM5kUX9x]
> 
> — Rebecca Wright 🎬📀🍫 (@MovieGazetteO) May 5, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/MovieGazetteO/status/1522010969765199872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> This show on @netflix [https://twitter.com/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] is
> DEFINITELY worth the watch! I was a young Philadelphian when this was on the
> news every night. I did not know the whole story. #ThreeMileIsland
> [https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThreeMileIsland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]
> https://t.co/9MG5OA5IdS [https://t.co/9MG5OA5IdS]
> 
> — megan maguire (@Ommegangphilly) May 5, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/Ommegangphilly/status/1522045554594926592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> Starting this series last night at 22:30 was not on my list of "Things to
> facilitate a good night's sleep."
> 
> I was 7 yrs old in 1979 when I learned to be terrified of nuclear power plants
> while watching the news with my parents. #ThreeMileIsland
> [https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThreeMileIsland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]
> pic.twitter.com/97va3Crcpm [https://t.co/97va3Crcpm]
> 
> — roxanne panchasi (@rpanchasi) May 5, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/rpanchasi/status/1522208623350321152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



https://twitter.com/cussssssssandra/status/1522092766976790528?s=20&t=5KemlfLFDJfgBwyCdpB4dg

> Watching this #ThreeMileIsland
> [https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThreeMileIsland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]
> documentary. I was in Middle School when this happened. About an hour or so
> from my house.
> No idea it was this bad.
> 
> — Buyer's Remorse Parody Account🌻 (@Kathmandu513) May 4, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/Kathmandu513/status/1521878677901950978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



 

 

 

 

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<p>Documentaries have been an integral part of Netflix&#8217;s library. They not only recreate the incident accurately. But Netflix has this strange ability even to recreate the emotions of that time. Netflix usually picks celebrities or high-profile criminals as topics for documentaries. However, this time they decided to go with one of the most dangerous chemical plant failures in the United States. <em>Meltdown: Three Mile Island</em> is a new documentary that retells the horrors of the <strong>1979 accident in Pennsylvania.</strong></p>
<p>The documentary is starting to gain popularity not among young Gen Z&#8217;s but among the people who witnessed the incident back in 1979 and now are applauding Netflix for its accuracy. Let us take a look at the documentary and people&#8217;s reactions to it.</p>
<h2>What is the Meltdown Three Mile Island documentary about?</h2>
<p><a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/metldown-three-mile-island">Meltdown: Three Mile Island</a> narrates the story of a nuclear reactor that partially melted down in Middletown, Pennsylvania. <strong>The Three Mile Island, Unit 2 (TMI-2)</strong> reactor began leaking nuclear reactor coolant on <strong>March 28, 1979.</strong></p>
<p>The employees were unprepared, and the plant administrators failed to notice the leak in time, resulting in a nuclear calamity.  But the crisis was made worse when <strong>Metropolitan Edison</strong>, the plant&#8217;s parent corporation, sought to hide and downplay what was really going on.  They claimed there was<strong> no radioactivity at the location</strong>, although this was far from the case.</p>
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Meltdown: Three Mile Island | Official Trailer | Netflix" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nAOIH8HRdDo?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>Fortunately,<strong> Richard Parks, the head engineer</strong>, stood his ground. He informed the world about what had happened at the facility and how it had affected the individuals who worked there and those who lived nearby. <strong>The land was never the same after that</strong>, and it is still toxic.</p>
<p><strong>ALSO READ: </strong><a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-johanna-nordblad-hold-your-breath-the-ice-dive-netflix-review-this-documentary-celebrates-human-endurance-willpower-and-belief/">Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive- Netflix (Review): This Documentary Celebrates Human Endurance, Willpower, and Belief</a></p>
<p>The incident was not as terrible as <strong>Chernobyl&#8217;s nuclear meltdown</strong>, but it nevertheless caused a lot of trouble for the people concerned.</p>
<h2>The reaction of the people</h2>
<p>The documentary started <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81198239" target="_blank" rel="noopener">streaming</a> on <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news/">Netflix</a> on <strong>May 4th</strong> and has started to gain immense popularity. People have, since the release, been quick to react to the film by praising it on Twitter, especially how it has made<strong> them relive the horrible moment</strong> in history.</p>
<p>Here are some of the tweets expressing people&#8217;s emotions.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s funny, but growing up and living in Pennsylvania, I always knew there was more to the Three Mile Island incident than we&#39;d ever been told. Just watched all 4 parts of Meltdown Three Mile Island and realized we never even got half of the story when it happened. 😳 Eye-opening</p>
<p>&mdash; THEE Dreamer ⚖ 💛🐝 (@bluerosepat) <a href="https://twitter.com/bluerosepat/status/1521890631957762049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watching Netflix&#39;s &quot;Meltdown: Three Mile Island&quot; to see if I can catch a glimpse of my mom. ❤️ </p>
<p>Nevermind how effing triggering it is, since I still freak out every 2nd Tuesday of the month when the local nuke emergency siren goes off for testing. 🤷</p>
<p>&mdash; 🌻Gene_D27 also on the elephant (@Gene_D27) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gene_D27/status/1521915180027977730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watching the new “Meltdown: Three Mile Island” documentary on Netflix and it’s soo good! I live not far from there and my parents and my older brother (who was only 1 at the time) lived only about less than 10 miles from it when it happened! Scary!  👀😳 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThreeMileIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThreeMileIsland</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Katie Rose (@KatieBrady383) <a href="https://twitter.com/KatieBrady383/status/1521996417203589122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not sure what’s the most terrifying thing about watching ‘Meltdown: Three Mile Island’ on Netflix. Remembering how close I was at the time to the accident, how little we knew about it, or having to hear that damn regional accent once again.</p>
<p>&mdash; John M (@John_M15) <a href="https://twitter.com/John_M15/status/1522043078189670402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NowWatching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NowWatching</a> Meltdown: Three Mile Island <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Netflix</a> </p>
<p>Anyone have any memories of when this happened? Six at the time, I remember people talking about it but having no idea what it all meant. <a href="https://t.co/UkBM5kUX9x">pic.twitter.com/UkBM5kUX9x</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Rebecca Wright 🎬📀🍫 (@MovieGazetteO) <a href="https://twitter.com/MovieGazetteO/status/1522010969765199872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This show on <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@netflix</a> is DEFINITELY worth the watch!  I was a young Philadelphian when this was on the news every night.  I did not know the whole story.  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThreeMileIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThreeMileIsland</a> <a href="https://t.co/9MG5OA5IdS">https://t.co/9MG5OA5IdS</a></p>
<p>&mdash; megan maguire (@Ommegangphilly) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ommegangphilly/status/1522045554594926592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Starting this series last night at 22:30 was not on my list of &quot;Things to facilitate a good night&#39;s sleep.&quot;</p>
<p>I was 7 yrs old in 1979 when I learned to be terrified of nuclear power plants while watching the news with my parents. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThreeMileIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThreeMileIsland</a> <a href="https://t.co/97va3Crcpm">pic.twitter.com/97va3Crcpm</a></p>
<p>&mdash; roxanne panchasi (@rpanchasi) <a href="https://twitter.com/rpanchasi/status/1522208623350321152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>https://twitter.com/cussssssssandra/status/1522092766976790528?s=20&#038;t=5KemlfLFDJfgBwyCdpB4dg</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watching this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThreeMileIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThreeMileIsland</a> documentary.  I was in Middle School when this happened.  About an hour or so from my house.<br />No idea it was this bad.</p>
<p>&mdash; Buyer&#39;s Remorse Parody Account🌻 (@Kathmandu513) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kathmandu513/status/1521878677901950978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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