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【exhibit】RadioActivity! Anti-nuclear movements from Three Mile Island to Fukushima via Todos Somos Japon

RadioActivity! Anti-Nuclear Movements from Three Mile Island to Fukushima October 4th-November 4th, 2012 Opening Reception: October 4th, 7-10pm Interference Archive, together with Todos Somos Japon presents an exhibition on the culture of anti-nuclear movements around the globe, past and present. … Continue reading

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Nuclear power plant automatically shuts down via Power Engineering

Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) said the single-unit, 852 MW Three Mile Island Generating Station automatically shut down at 2:20 p.m. EDT Sept 20. Exelon said the plant, about 12 miles south of Harrisburg, Pa., responded as designed and remains in … Continue reading

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J. Samuel Walker – Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective via Resolute Reader

For a few brief years following the 1979 incident at the Three Mile Island plant, it was known as the world’s worst nuclear accident. The far greater disaster at Chernobyl in 1986 soon rightly took that accolade. Three Mile Island … Continue reading

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New Toshiba reactor model gets U.S. nod via The Japan Times Online

NRC’s approval paves way for building first nuke plants in 30 years Bloomberg, AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Toshiba Corp.’s AP1000 reactor design, paving the way for the first new reactor construction license to be … Continue reading

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