Production of Electric Energy or Power. Powerplants. Central Stations.

Accident at Three Mile Island On March 28, 1979, and for several days thereafter -- as a result of technical malfunctions and human error -- Three Mile Island's Unit 2 Nuclear Generating Station was the scene of the nation's worst commercial nuclear accident. Radiation was released, a part of the nuclear core was damaged, and thousands of residents evacuated the area. Events here would cause basic changes throughout the world's nuclear power industry.

THE ROBINSON LIBRARY
Technology.--Electrical Engineering. Electronics. Nuclear Engineering.

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