Three Mile Island accident - Wikipedia
The Three Mile Island accident was a partial nuclear meltdown of the Unit 2 reactor (TMI-2) of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station on the Susquehanna River in Londonderry Township, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Three Mile Island ‑ Accident, Nuclear & Meltdown - HISTORY
Dec 18, 2009 · Three Mile Island is the site of a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania which experienced the worst commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history in 1979.
Three Mile Island accident | 1979, Pennsylvania, US | Britannica
Oct 25, 2024 · Three Mile Island accident, accident in 1979 at the Three Mile Island nuclear power station that was the most serious in the history of the American nuclear power industry. The Three Mile Island power station was named after the island on which it was situated in the Susquehanna River near.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station - Wikipedia
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (commonly abbreviated as TMI) is a shut-down nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island [a] in Pennsylvania on the Susquehanna River just south of Harrisburg. It has two separate units, TMI-1 (owned by Constellation Energy) and TMI-2 (owned by EnergySolutions). [6]
Three Mile Island owner lays out reopening timeline in public …
Nov 1, 2024 · Three Mile Island owner lays out reopening timeline in public hearing. The cooling towers of the Crane Clean Energy Center, formerly Three Mile Island Unit 1, are seen here on Oct. 16, 2024. The owner of the closed Three Mile Island nuclear plant hopes to have a new license – and a new name for the plant – to operate in three years.
40 Years After Nation's Worst Nuclear Accident, A Push To Keep Three …
Mar 28, 2019 · Forty years ago, the U.S. nuclear industry suffered its worst nuclear accident. Today, the remaining reactor at Three Mile Island is slated to close because of cheaper competition from...
5 Facts to Know About Three Mile Island | Department of Energy
May 4, 2022 · 5 Facts to Know About Three Mile Island The most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history occurred at the Three Mile Island nuclear station in Pennsylvania. A combination of equipment failure and operator error led to the partial meltdown of the power plant’s Unit 2 reactor that resulted in the release of a ...
NMAH | Three Mile Island: The Inside Story - National Museum of ...
Three Mile Island: The Inside Story. The cover of the report of the investigative commission appointed by President Jimmy Carter immediately following the accident. The wrecked reactor is inside a steel pressure vessel inside the cylindrical, domed concrete building in the foreground.
Nuclear disaster at Three Mile Island | March 28, 1979 - HISTORY
Nov 24, 2009 · The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant was built in 1974 on a sandbar on Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River, just 10 miles downstream from the state capitol in Harrisburg.
Three Mile Island: Near-miss nuclear disaster | Past PA
Jun 5, 2024 · The cascade of events and broader panic made the nuclear plant the site of the most serious and publicized incident in the history of American commercial nuclear power. What happened on Three Mile Island? How was the incident handled and what effects did it have on nuclear power in the United States? Support our shows » Get our newsletter ».