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Site of the worst nuclear power accident in US, Three Mile Island plant to shut down | World News, The Indian Express

Site of the worst nuclear power accident in US, Three Mile Island plant to shut down | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Published: May 9, 2019 1:21:08 pm

Site of the worst nuclear power accident in US, Three Mile Island plant to shut down

Disaster struck in the early morning hours of March 28, 1979, when water-coolant pumps failed and a reactor overheated. There was a partial meltdown, and the plant was in crisis for several days. Radiation was purposefully released into the air to relieve pressure within the system.

A bird flies over the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. (Source: Reuters)


By Jacey Fortin

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