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  1. Three Mile Island accident - Wikipedia

    The Three Mile Island accident was a partial nuclear meltdown of the Unit 2 reactor (TMI-2) of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, located on the Susquehanna River in …

  2. Three Mile Island accident | 1979, Pennsylvania, US | Britannica

    Dec 2, 2025 · The accident at Three Mile Island, though minuscule in its health consequences, had widespread and profound effects on the American nuclear power industry. It resulted in …

  3. Backgrounder on the Three Mile Island Accident - NRC

    Oct 2, 2025 · The Three Mile Island Unit 2 reactor, near Middletown, Pa., partially melted down on March 28, 1979. This was the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant …

  4. Three Mile Island - Accident, Nuclear & Meltdown | HISTORY

    Dec 18, 2009 · In March 1979, a series of mechanical and human errors at the plant caused the worst commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history, resulting in a partial meltdown that released …

  5. Three Mile Island nuclear accident: Here’s how it unfolded in 1979

    Mar 27, 2025 · While most people were still asleep just before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 1979, a malfunctioning valve set off what would become “ the most serious accident in U.S. …

  6. Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident Overview and Insights

    Explore the Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident overview and learn about its impact on nuclear safety and technology advancements.

  7. NMAH | Three Mile Island: The Inside Story

    America’s worst accident at a civilian nuclear power plant occurred on March 28, 1979. Unbeknown to anyone, half the fuel melted in one of two nuclear reactors on Three Mile Island …

  8. Three Mile Island: A Timeline of the Worst Nuclear Accident in …

    In late March 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear generating station in Pennsylvania witnessed the worst nuclear incident in American history. In Unit 2 of the plant, a valve surrounding a …

  9. Timeline of the Three Mile Island Accident | Timepath Wiki

    Explore the detailed timeline of events surrounding the Three Mile Island accident, the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history, which occurred on March 28, …

  10. 5 Facts to Know About Three Mile Island - Department of Energy

    May 4, 2022 · Facts to know about the accident at Three Mile Island in 1979. The most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history occurred at the Three Mile …