TMIA to Screen the "Atomic States of America" at the Midtown on September 19, 2017

Three Mile Island Alert

315 Peffer Street

Harrisburg, PA 17102

 

 N E W S   R E L E A S E

 

For Immediate Release        Eric Epstein, (717)-635-8615

             epstein@efmr.org

 

   The Atomic States of America to Play at the      

Midtown Cinema in Harrisburg

 

The directors of a documentary that garnered rave reviews 

at the Sundance Film Festival will bring their film to Harrisburg’s 

Midtown Cinema on Tuesday September 19, 2017. The event

is sponsored  by Three Mile Island Alert (tmia.com).

 

The Atomic States of America journeys to nuclear reactor 

communities around the country to provide a comprehensive 

exploration of the history and impact of nuclear power and to 

investigate the truths and myths about  nuclear energy. The film 

introduces people who have been on the front lines of this issue

for decades, including community advocates, journalists, physicists, 

nuclear engineers, NRC inspectors, and former government officials. 

 

Among those planning to attend include co-directors Don Argott

 and Sheena M. Joyce, and David A. Lochbaum, Director of the Nuclear 

Safety Project for  the Union of Concerned Scientists. 

 

Seating is limited. Tickets are available from the Midtown Cinema.

here's the ticketing link for the film.

 

  

WHAT: Showing of the film The Atomic States of America.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 19 , 2017 at 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Midtown Cinema, 250 Riley Street, Harrisburg.

 

 

Synopsis:

 

In 2010, the United States announced the first new nuclear power plant 

construction in over 32 years. The 'Nuclear Renaissance' was born, and 

America's long-stalled expansion of nuclear energy was infused with new 

life. The Atomic States of America takes the viewer on a journey to reactor 

communities around the country, and seeks to explore the truths and myths

 of nuclear power. From the gates of Three Mile Island, to the cooling ponds 

of Braidwood, IL, this film introduces the viewer to people who have been 

on the front lines of this issue for decades. 

 

 

Begun more than a year before  the disaster in Japan, the deeply investigated

documentary gains a unique  before and after perspective, and includes 

interviews with - Nuclear  Regulatory  Commission inspectors, community 

advocates, investigative  journalists,renowned physicists, nuclear engineers,

 and former government leaders. As the nation stands at the crossroads 

of the Nuclear Renaissance,  The Atomic States of America seeks to inspire

an honest dialogue about  whether or not man can responsibly split the atom.

 

Run time: 1hr 32min