Tag Archives: Three Mile Island (TMI)

Three Mile Island’s Murderous Legacy Still Threatens Us All via Reader Supported News

By Harvey Wasserman orty years ago this week, the Three Mile Island nuke began pouring lethal radiation into our air and water, lungs and livers. Throughout central Pennsylvania and beyond, people, animals, plants, and the planet began to die en … Continue reading

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Residents around TMI exposed to far more radiation than officials claimed via Beyond Nuclear International

By Cindy Folkers […] After the Three Mile Island reactor core melted and radioactivity was released to the surrounding population, researchers were not allowed to investigate health impacts of higher doses because the TMI Public Health Fund, established to pay … Continue reading

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40 Years After A Partial Nuclear Meltdown, A New Push To Keep Three Mile Island Open via NPR

[…] Confusion and fearOn March 28, 1979, Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 reactor suffered a partial meltdown after a pump stopped sending water to the steam generators that removed heat from the reactor core. The accident was a combination of … Continue reading

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40 Years After Three Mile Island, Americans Split on Nuclear Power via Gallup

BY RJ REINHART STORY HIGHLIGHTS49% of Americans favor use of nuclear energy; 49% oppose47% of Americans believe nuclear power plants are safe65% of Republicans, 42% of Democrats favor use of nuclear energy WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four decades after a radiation leak … Continue reading

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Three Mile Island 40th Anniversary Special Part 1 via Nuclear Hotseat

NOTE:  I am currently in Harrisburg, PA, for events surrounding the 40th anniversary of the 1979 nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island.  Today’s program, Nuclear Hotseat’s Annual TMI Anniversary SPECIAL, will be followed in two weeks by another SPECIAL, this one … Continue reading

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Along the Susquehanna, Three Mile Island’s towers remain a constant reminder of the 1979 disaster via the Morning Call

Three Mile Island’s cooling towers stood like ivory rooks, silhouetted against the drab gray of February on a recent afternoon in Dauphin County. The towers were airbrushed on the doors of Londonderry Township’s firetrucks, a hopeful image, with all four … Continue reading

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How Three Mile Island and the nuclear industry influenced pop culture via WITF

Written by Lisa Wardle, Digital Manager | This March marks the 40th anniversary of the partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. WITF is collaborating with PA Post and PennLive on a multimedia, monthlong look at the accident, its impact and the future of … Continue reading

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Penn State Harrisburg to mark 40th anniversary of Three Mile Island accident via Penn State News

Forty years ago, on March 28, 1979, there was a partial meltdown of a reactor at the Three Mile Island (TMI) Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, marking the most serious U.S. commercial nuclear power plant accident to date. … Continue reading

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Yes, I glow in the dark! via Beyond Nuclear International

By Karl Grossman […] “CLOSE ALL YOUR DOORS AND WINDOWS AND STAY AWAY FROM THEM. STAY INSIDE AND DO NOT LEAVE YOUR HOMES UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY,” begins the book’s introduction, referring to what people in the area were … Continue reading

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Three Mile Island nuclear plant shuts down for refueling, maybe its last via Lancaster Online

The Three Mile Island nuclear plant is currently shut down for an every-two-year refueling outage — perhaps its last. “Earlier this year, Exelon Generation announced the early retirement of Three Mile Island in 2019 and, absent a legislative solution, the … Continue reading

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