NOVA Season 17 Episode 14 Synopsis

NOVA examines an alarming nuclear waste problem at the Hanfrod Nuclear Reservation in eastern Washington state, where 45 years of mismanagement in the nuclear weapons industry will cost billions to correct.

NOVA Season 17 Episodes...

• s17e01 - The Hidden City
• s17e02 - The Controversial Dr. Koop
• s17e03 - Design Wars!
• s17e04 - Echoes of War
• s17e05 - Decoding the Book of Life
• s17e06 - Hurricane!
• s17e07 - Will Venice Survive Its Rescue?
• s17e08 - What Is Music?
• s17e09 - Yellowstone's Burning Question
• s17e10 - The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret
• s17e11 - Poison in the Rockies
• s17e12 - Race for the Top
• s17e13 - Disguises of War
• s17e14 - The Bomb's Lethal Legacy
• s17e15 - The Big Spill
• s17e16 - The Genius That Was China: Rise of the Dragon (1)
• s17e17 - The Genius That Was China: Empires in Collision (2)
• s17e18 - The Genius That Was China: The Threat from Japan (3)
• s17e19 - The Genius That Was China: Will the Dragon Rise Again? (4)

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.