NOVA reveals the minute-by-minute story of the Fukushima nuclear crisis-the one you know about, and the one you likely don't: the perilously close call at the other Fukushima nuclear power plant a few miles away from the meltdowns. With unprecedented access inside both Fukushima nuclear power plants, NOVA speaks with workers who were there during the harrowing days-a crisis that began as a natural a disaster but was made worse by human beings. But why did the worst happen at one plant while another that faced nearly identical challenges emerged unscathed? It may come down to the skill and knowledge of one man, who has worked there since they started construction. These are crucial questions as the company that runs both plants, TEPCO, tries to clean up an unprecedented radioactive mess and seeks to reopen the plant that was just barely saved.

NOVA Season 42 Episodes...

• s42e01 - Vaccines Calling the Shots
• s42e02 - Rise of the Hackers
• s42e03 - Why Planes Vanish
• s42e04 - Surviving Ebola
• s42e05 - Ben Franklin's Balloons
• s42e06 - First Air War
• s42e07 - Bigger Than T. rex
• s42e08 - Emperor's Ghost Army
• s42e09 - Killer Landslides
• s42e10 - First Man on the Moon
• s42e11 - Big Bang Machine
• s42e12 - Sunken Ship Rescue
• s42e13 - Sinkholes-Buried Alive
• s42e14 - Colosseum - Roman Death Trap
• s42e15 - Petra - Lost City of Stone
• s42e16 - Hagia Sophia: Istanbul's Ancient Mystery
• s42e17 - The Great Math Mystery
• s42e18 - Invisible Universe Revealed
• s42e19 - Nazi Attack on America
• s42e20 - Lethal Seas
• s42e21 - Chasing Pluto
• s42e22 - Nuclear Meltdown Disaster

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.