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Episode "Inside the Nuclear Threat"

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  • Physicist Richard Muller illustrates his vast scientific understanding of nuclear issues.
  • In Port of Antwerp, Belgium, thousands of containers must be scanned to ensure that nuclear materials are not transported illegally.
  • The control room of a nuclear reactor at Cook Nuclear Power Plant in Bridgman, MI.
  • Actors portray the inside of an Iranian uranium enrichment facility.
  • Operators work in the control room of a nuclear reactor at Cook Nuclear Power Plant in Bridgman, MI.
  • The exterior of nuclear reactor containment building at Cook Nuclear Power Plant in Bridgman, MI.
  • Ping-pong balls balanced on loaded mouse traps represent the potential energy of a nuclear chain reaction.
  • A special helicopter at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. is outfitted with sensors to detect radiological materials from the air.
  • In Port of Antwerp, Belgium, thousands of containers must be scanned to ensure that nuclear materials are not transported illegally.

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    Physicist Richard Muller illustrates his vast scientific understanding of nuclear issues.

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    In Port of Antwerp, Belgium, thousands of containers must be scanned to ensure that nuclear materials are not transported illegally.

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    The control room of a nuclear reactor at Cook Nuclear Power Plant in Bridgman, MI.

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    Actors portray the inside of an Iranian uranium enrichment facility.

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    Operators work in the control room of a nuclear reactor at Cook Nuclear Power Plant in Bridgman, MI.

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    The exterior of nuclear reactor containment building at Cook Nuclear Power Plant in Bridgman, MI.

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    Ping-pong balls balanced on loaded mouse traps represent the potential energy of a nuclear chain reaction.

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    A special helicopter at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. is outfitted with sensors to detect radiological materials from the air.

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    In Port of Antwerp, Belgium, thousands of containers must be scanned to ensure that nuclear materials are not transported illegally.