Documents from the Three Mile Island Crisis
Posted by PA Heritage Staff on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on Documents from the Three Mile Island Crisis In late March 1979, the nation experienced its worst commercial nuclear accident as a result of technical malfunctions and operator error at the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear generating station near Harrisburg. The crisis, which began on Wednesday, March 28, lasted for several days and prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents. The accident and reaction to it are well documented in...read more