On Mar. 28, 1979, the most significant nuclear power accident in U.S. history began after a pressure valve failed to close at ...

In mid-March 1979, Americans headed to the theaters to see The China Syndrome. Starring Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas and Jack Lemmon, the disaster thriller follows a broadcast journalist who ...

Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 reactor had partially melted down that morning, releasing dangerous radioactive gases into the atmosphere and triggering a panic that would grip the nation for days ...

THE UNIT TWO REACTOR THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR PLANT IN DAUPHIN COUNTY PARTIALLY MELTED DOWN, FORCING EVACUATIONS FOR NEARBY FAMILIES, INCLUDING MINE, AND CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE OF THE REGION FOR ...