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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Decontamination of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 Reactor Building Atmosphere, Environmental Assessment
Author: Three Mile Island, Radioactive Waste Disposal Resulting from Mar.1979 Accident, Unit 2
Author: Environmental Assessment for Decontamination of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 Reactor Building Atmosphere
Author: Energy Research Abstracts
Author: Nuclear Safety
Author: Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Unit 2, Operation
Author: Three Mile Island Cleanup
Author: L. J. KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Related to Decontamination and Disposal of Radioactive Wastes Resulting from March 28, 1979, Accident, Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 2
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Category : Radioactive waste disposal
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Energy Research Abstracts
Author: Three Mile Island
Author: Erik V. FasickPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439666423
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Construction of the Unit 1 reactor began on Three Mile Island in May 1968, with the production of commercial electricity beginning in 1974. Approval for the construction of the Unit 2 reactor was granted in November 1969, and it was only producing commercial electricity for less than 90 days when on March 28, 1979, a loud roar erupted from the nuclear power plant that shook windows and awakened residents in the communities on both sides of the Susquehanna River. This loud warning was the result of a series of mechanical and human errors that contributed towards a partial meltdown of the Unit 2 reactor and the most severe nuclear power accident in the history of the United States. In the days that followed, many residents of the surrounding communities left their homes and possessions out of fear of radioactive plumes, meltdowns, and exploding hydrogen bubbles. Those who remained behind faced anxiety and uncertainty, as information flowing from the power plant circumvented the truth and lacked credibility. As the Unit 2 reactor cooled, protests and court battles ensued as attempts were made to restart the power plant's dormant Unit 1 reactor. The Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station symbolized the fight over nuclear power as a safe and viable energy source in the late 20th century.