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EPISODE · Jan 16, 2026 · 19 MIN

Three Mile Island Accident

from History Dispatches · host Matt and McKinley Breen

In 1979, a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant experienced a failure. It was triggered by a small issue that eventually turned into a partial meltdown. It is the closest the United States has ever come to a major nuclear incident, permanently shifting the popularity of nuclear power. This is the story of the Three Mile Island accident. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/3mile-isle https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants/three-mile-island-accident Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Three_Mile_Island_(color)-2.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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