Pennsylvania, Three mile Island
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What happened in March 1979?
A cooling malfunction caused the temperature to rise
What is the EPA
Environmental protection agency
How did people react to this incident?
People were concerned and nuclear power lost support
Who responded to the incident?
The federal EPA.
Give two results of the incident.
There were more regulations and cost of safety regulations increased
Partial meltdown
This occurred because the fuel rods overheated
The worst nuclear accident in the US?
Three mile Island
What is three mile island
a nuclear power plant on an island south of Harrisburg
How long did it take before another plant was constructed?
until 2012, 33 years
