Episode
Horizon: Uranium Goes Critical
Overview
This Horizon episode is all about Uranium; its history, the use of uranium for nuclear energy, the dangers of uranium, and the scarcity of the mineral.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1979-12-03
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Uranium Goes Critical is Episode 23 in 1979 of Horizon. It aired on 1979-12-03. The runtime is 60 min.
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