Americans felt less safe after the accident at Three Mile Island.
Americans felt less safe after the accident at Three Mile Island.
The US slowed its construction of nuclear power plants in the 1980's due to the political opposition that resulted from the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, and from the Chernobyl accident in 1986.
The accident at the Three Mile Island reactor, although relatively minor, shook up the public as it reminded them of the potential danger associated with nuclear power.
As of July 2014, there are approximately 7 nuclear power plants. There are also 4 nuclear plants currently under construction.
The Three Mile Island accident in 1979
Americans felt less safe after the accident at Three Mile Island. - APEX.
The accident at Three Mile Island on March 28, 1979. Also, storage of the leftover nuclear materials became a problem as no state wanted it stored within their borders.
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As of end of August 2013, there are 434 working nuclear power reactors (with total rated power 370.543 Gigawatt plus 69 nuclear power reactors under construction (with total rated power 67.196 Giagawatt).
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The reason is that there are many people around the world who are uneducated in the nuclear power field and therefore still assume the stereotypical nuclear meltdown or mutations will occur and as such, oppose their construction vehemently. Also, it is quite expensive to develop and build such plants.
Britain does have nuclear power plants.
Iran's first nuclear power plant, Bushehr I, is expected to be operational in 2009. There are no current plans to complete the Bushehr II reactor, although the construction of 19 nuclear power plants is envisaged. Iran has announced that it is working on a new 360 MWe nuclear power plant to be located in Darkhoyen.