Three mile island nuclear generating station wikipedia. The priceanderson act and the three mile island accident. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. On the sevenpoint international nuclear event scale, the incident. Many of these deficiencies had been known by the nuclear. The social science research council, the university awards committee of the state university of new york, and the national science foundation provided support for the preparation of this article.
The three mile island accident was a partial meltdown of reactor number 2 of three mile island nuclear generating station tmi2 in dauphin county, pennsylvania, near harrisburg, and subsequent radiation leak that occurred on march 28, 1979. During the accident, failure of the secondary cooling system in the second unit led to overheating and partial melting of its. Index to three mile island nuclear accident information. Three mile island accident by tanner alberts on prezi.
Three mile island alert tmia collection consists of the various papers, government documents, legal documents, transcripts, and publications collected and maintained by three mile island alert, a notforprofit citizens organization dedicated to promotion of safeenergy alternatives to. The three mile island accident a nuclear power plant accident at the three mile island nuclear generating station. On march 28 of 1979 a nuclear reactor meltdown occured at a power plant in pensnsylvania, in the united states of america. Thirtyeight years ago today, on march 28, 1979, an accident occurred at the three mile island nuclear generation facility on the susquehanna river in pennsylvania. The cause of the accident was extraordinarily complex, involving a dizzying array of technology at. Three mile island accident the three mile island unit 2 tmi2 reactor, near middletown, pa. Three mile island contained two separate reactors known as three mile island 1 and three mile island 2. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Most investigators agreed that the accident was caused by a combination of factors, including equipment malfunctions, inadequate operator training, poor designs, and inadequate operating and emergency procedures. Three mile island nuclear generating station tmi is a closed nuclear power plant located on three mile island in londonderry township, pennsylvania, on the susquehanna river just south of harrisburg.
Three mile island tmi 2 three mile island accident. Three mile island to close 40 years after nuclear accident. The purpose of these reactors in creating nuclear energy, is to create the heat source. He prepared a paper for the presidents commission on the accident at three mile island on the organizational aspects of the accident.
This caused the temperature in unit 2 to rise until the reactor core was completely melted. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to attack other editors, as you did on talk. It started by a minor malfunction in the secondary cooling circuit which made the primary coolant to rise. A discussion of the accident at the three mile island unit 2 tmi2 nuclear power plant in pennsylvania on march 28, 1979 as one of the most serious in the history of the u. Backgrounder on the three mile island accident nrc. Another book, the people of three mile island, documented similar reports. Accidente nuclear three mile island causas, efectos. Three mile island accident the three mile island unit 2 reactor, near middletown, pa. The three mile island accident its impact its lessons. Three mile island 2 nuclear power plant near middletown, pennsylvania.
The three mile island nuclear meltdown occurred on the morning of march 28, 1979. Three mile island and the media before the accident. Pawitra masaat 4937092 sirsm 15dec06 slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Occurred in 1979 beside the susquehanna river in dauphin county, pennsylvania. Three mile island accident nuclear accident, pennsylvania. Lessons from the 1979 accident at three mile island. The three mile island accident was a partial meltdown of reactor number 2 of three mile island.
Three mile island nuclear accident ethics education library. The three mile island tmi accident at harrisburg, pennsylvania in the usa s a i severe and expensive incident that has seriously affected, and will continue to affect the peaceful development of nuclear energy worldwide. The second reactor, tmi 2, was the one that generated the problems during the time of the accident. According to the iaea, the three mile island accident was a significant turning point in the global development of nuclear power. The three mile island nuclear power plant consisted of two separate nuclear reactors, tmi 1 and tmi 2. The peoples testament, a book based on interviews with 250 residents, says that many people reported diseases that were consistent with exposure to nuclear radiation contamination. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. He prepared a paper for the presidents commission on the accident at three mile island on. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Three mile island nuclear accident 1979 buy photos ap. Pennsylvania, three mile island flashcards quizlet. Three mile island accident the three mile island power station near harrisburg, pennsylvania caused part of the core to melt in the unit 2 reactor. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the three mile island accident. The history and legacy of americas worst nuclear meltdown. In march 1979, a series of mechanical and human errors at the plant. A gradual loss of cooling water to the reactors heat. Corey it is too early to draw hard conclusions about the significance of the recent events at harnsburg however, i believe that a number of preliminary observations can be made and several tentative conclusions drawn. Pdf the facts behind three mile island accident ahmed. The history and legacy of americas worst nuclear meltdown kindle edition by charles river editors. The three mile island nuclear reactor, named after its location, is situated in dauphin county, pennsylvania.
The three mile island the biggest nuclear accident in the u. Jan 25, 2011 the three mile island the biggest nuclear accident in the u. Three mile accident accidente nuclear three mile 1. William field department of occupational and environmental health, department of epidemiology, college of public health, university of iowa, iowa city, ia 52242 received september 6 2004, amended november 24 2004, accepted december 5 2004. In 1979 at three mile island in usa a cooling malfunction caused part of the tmi 2 core to melt.
Three mile island is the site of a nuclear power plant in south central pennsylvania. The history and legacy of the worlds most notorious nuclear accidents charles river editors on. The example of the three mile island nuclear accident is one illustration of flawed decisionmaking in this case operators throttling down the highpressure injection pumps while the core of the. Reaktorunfall im kernkraftwerk three mile island wikipedia. Jun 21, 2018 the three mile island unit 2 reactor, near middletown, pa. Three mile island history march 28, 1979 middletown pa the most serious accident in u. The three mile island accident was a partial nuclear meltdown which occurred at the three mile island power plant in dauphin county, pennsylvania, united states on march 28, 1979. Three mile island accident, accident in 1979 at the three mile island nuclear power station that was the most serious in the history of the american nuclear power industry. An organizational theorist, he has published four books and numerous articles, including a revised edition of his widely used text,complex organizations.
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This page was last edited on 23 august 2016, at 06. Its impact, its lessons march 2009 key facts the accident at three mile island 2 tmi 2 in 1979 was caused by a combination of equipment failure and the inability of plant operators to understand the reactors condition at certain times during the event. The three mile island unit 2 reactor, near middletown, pa. Includes pictures includes accounts of the accidents by survivors, workers, and residents includes bibliographies for further reading uranium is best known for the destructive power of the atom bombs. The accident at three mile island 2 tmi 2 in 1979 was caused by a combination of equipment failure and the inability of plant operators to understand the reactors condition at certain times during the event. Three mile island tmi accident is the most serious accident in u.
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