Nuclear Aftershocks

The Fukushima Disaster and the Future of Nuclear Energy

Part of the Series: Frontline

FRONTLINE correspondent Miles O'Brien examines the implications of Japan's Fukushima accident for U.S. nuclear safety, and asks how this disaster will affect the future of nuclear energy around the world. In particular, he visits one emerging battleground: The controversial relicensing of the Indian Point nuclear plant, located only 38 miles from Manhattan. What lessons can be learned from the disaster in Japan?