Three Mile Island Accident

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Date March 28, 1979
Type National
Author hjwilson1975
Location Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Categories
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.