Three Mile Island Accident
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Date
March 28, 1979
Type
National
Author
hjwilson1975
Location
Londonderry Township,
Pennsylvania,
United States
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Science & Technology
Natural Disasters
Event Details
A partial meltdown occurred in reactor number 2 of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on March 28, 1979.
It is the most significant accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history. It led to sweeping changes in regulations and a decline in public support for nuclear power.