It announces that ath this time there is an evacuation. Please stay indoors with your windows closed. This is not a community that scares easily. Major floods and hurricane agnes have come here and the town has survived, but for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they couldnt see, hear, or feel. That is from cbs news. The fear is radiation following the meltdown at the Nuclear Generating station. Consider the most Serious Nuclear power accident in the history of the u. S. For the next 90 minutes we will look back at the events that occurred. Eric epstein joins us live. He is the chair of the three mile island alert, which is what . It is a safe energy organization. We were founded in 1977, two years before the accident at three mile island. We are a nuclea Watchdog Group that monitors the three Nuclear Power plants on the susquehanna river. You were there, what do you remember both when the news first broke and as the story conti
Please stay indoors with your windows closed. This is not a community that scares easily. Major floods and hurricane agnes have come here and the town has survived. But for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they couldnt see, hear or feel. From cbs news and of course that fear was radiation following the partial meltdown at tmi generating station, considered the most Serious Nuclear power accident in the history of the u. S. For the next 90 minutes well look back at the events that occurred. Eric epstein is joining us live. Hes the chair of the three mile island alert which is what . Three mile island alert is a safe energy organization. We were founded in 1977, two years before the accident at three mile island. Were a Nuclear Watch dog group that monitors three Nuclear Power plants on the susquehanna river. You were there march 28, 1979. What do you remember when the news first broke and as the story continued to unfold in the
2, at the facility in dolphin county, pooh. It occurred 40 years ago. The incident rated a 5 on the 7 Point International Nuclear Event scale. Heres how ed bradley of cbs news covered it. This time no evacuation. Please stay inside. Middletown at this time is evacuation. Please stay indoors with your windows closed. This is not a community that scares easily. Major floods and hurricane agnes have come here and the town has survived. But for almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they couldnt see, hear, or feel. Cbs news, of course that fear was radiation following the partial meltdown at tmi, the Nuclear Generating station considered the most Serious Nuclear power accident in the history of the u. S. For the next 90 minutes, well look back at the events that occurred. Eric epstein is joining us live. Hes the chair of the three mile island alert which is what . Three mile island aslert a safe energy organization. We were founded in 19
Evacuations. At this time, there is no immediate evacuation. Please stay indoors with your windows closed. Reporter this is not a community that scares easily. Major floods and hurricane agnus have come here, and the town survived. Almost a week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they couldnt see, hear, or feel. That from cbs news. Of course, the fear was radiation following the partial meltdown at tmi, the Nuclear Generating station. Considered the most Serious Nuclear power accident in the history of the u. S. For the next 90 minutes, well look back at the events that occurred. Eric epstein is joining us live. He is the chair of the three mile island alert, which is what . Three mile island alert is a safe Energy Organization founded in 1977, two years before the accident at three mile island. Were a Nuclear Watchdog group that monitored a 3mile island, three power plants on the river. You were there 40 years ago, march 28th, 1979. What do y
As far as we know at this hour, no worse than that. A Government Official said that a breakdown in an atomic power plant in pennsylvania today is probably the worst Nuclear Reactor accident to date. There was no apparent serious con ttamination of workers, but safety group said radiation inside the plant is at eight times the deadly level. So strong, after passing through a 3foot thick concrete wall, it can be measured a mile away. Gary shepherd reports from harrisburg. Reporter the accident occurred here at the three Mile Island Nuclear power atlanta a dozen miles south of harrisburg. About 4 00 this morning, two water pumps that help cool reactor number two shut down. Officials say some 50 to 60,000 gallons of radioactive water escaped into the reactor building. And that the radioactivitity y y penetrated the walls. Steam escaped into the atmosphere, and radiation was detected as far as a mile away. At least 50 workers and perhaps twice that number were at the plant when the accident