Nuclear Power Plant Hearing (1979)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1979-04-13
Duration: 00:04:46
Subjects: Energy | NUCLEAR ENERGY | Gulf States Utilities | River Bend Nuclear Station | Louisiana Power & Light Company | Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station | Public utilities | Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.) | Nuclear power plants
Contributors:
- Blome, Ron Host
- Bagert, Ben Speaker
- Draper, Len Speaker
- Lambert, Louis Speaker
Description
This segment from the April 13, 1979, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a report on a hearing on the concerns of building two nuclear power plants in Louisiana, the River Bend Nuclear Station in St. Francisville by Gulf States Utilities and the Waterford 3 Nuclear Station in St. Charles Parish by Louisiana Power and Light, in the wake of the accident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant in Pennsylvania. Host: Ron Blome