TMI-2
THREE MILE ISLAND Unit 2: 1979-2008
Submitted by webEditor on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 23:16THREE MILE ISLAND Unit 2: 1979-2008
1979
March 28, 1979, 4:00 a.m.
Beginning of Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit-2 core melt.
A Chronology of Incidents at TMI Unit-2: 1979-2003
Submitted by TMIA on Mon, 01/12/2009 - 13:481979
March 28, 1979, 4:00 a.m. - Beginning of the Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit-2 loss-of-coolant, core melt accident. The plant came within 30 minutes of a full meltdown. The reactor vessel was destroyed, and large amounts of unmonitored radiation was released directly into the community.
March 28, 1979, 4:30 p.m. - Press conference of Lt. Governor William Scranton:
Video: TMI and Community Health
Submitted by TMIA on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 21:21Accident Dose Assessments
Nuclear engineer and long-time industry executive, Arnie Gundersen gives a talk on his calculations of the amount of radiation released during the accident at Three Mile Island. Mr. Gundersen's calculations differ from those of the NRC's and official industry estimates.
Contents of UK Waste Site Nebulous, Some Say It's From TMI
Submitted by webEditor on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 10:41
Feb. 18, 2009
By Matthew Legg Business editor
www.cumberland-news.co.uk
Nuclear chiefs have defended a controversial decision to question former employees of the Drigg waste dump to help them find
out what is in it.
