Containment Film Analysis

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Containment is a documentary directed by Peter Galison and Robb Moss. The film looks at how countries like the US and China they deal with nuclear waste from Nuclear Power Plants. What we learn is that nuclear waste is some of the deadliest, most long-lasting substances ever produce by man that ruins everything that it comes into contact with. While Nuclear Power Plants are very safe with most having multiple failsafe in case of a meltdown there are cases where these failsafe’s fail. Such as with Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant or the South Carolina plant that complete destroyed the local environment with radioactive animals from the nuclear waste leaking out. What these examples show is what can happen if these plants fail and shines a light on

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