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The area around Three Mile Island (TMI) was only evacuated once during the accident that began on 28 March 1979.
what event caused many Americans to worry about nuclear power
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Three Mile Island.
A LOCA is a loss of coolant accident. A rupture in the main coolant system resulting in a major leak of that coolant is a loss of coolant accident, or LOCA.
Three Mile Island.
Americans felt less safe after the accident at Three Mile Island. - APEX.
Americans felt less safe after the accident at Three Mile Island.
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United States. In Pennsylvania.
Any nuclear accident such as 3 Mile Island can contaminate nearby forests. Radioactive strontium is released during nuclear decay, which can be taken up by plants, since it mimics calcium. This can later be ingested by people, making them sick.
The accident began about 4:00 a.m. on March 28, 1979.