1708 to have their toes cut off. Explore our nations past on American History tv every weekend on cspan 3. March 28th, 1979, the events just out of harrisburg, pennsylvania. We look back at the three mile island accident, which was the partial meltdown of a reactor, reactor number two at the facility in dopennsylvania. The incident rated a 5 on the 7point International Nuclear event scale. Heres how ed bradley of cbs news covered it. 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
Contamination of workers, but a 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 Plant 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 radioactivity penetrated the plants 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 occurred. A spokesman admitted some were exposed to radioactivity and may have been contaminated. He claimed no one was injured. All workers were given extensive checks with geiger counters as they left the plant. Reporters were
The accident occurred here at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant a dozen miles south of harrisburg. At about 4 am two water pumps that cooled reactor number two shut down. Officials say 50 to 60,000 gallons of radioactive water escaped into the reactor and that the radioactivity penetrated the walls. Steam escaped into the atmosphere and radiation was detected as far as one mile away. At least 50 workers and perhaps twice that number were at the plant when the accident occurred. A spokesman admitted that someone explode to radioactivity and may been contaminated, but he claimed no one was injured. All workers were given extensive checks with geiger counters. Reporters were not permitted in tight inside the facility, but this is what the control room looked like last september when was still undergoing testing. It went into commercial Service Three months ago. That was cbs News Coverage in 1979 and a live view of three mile island. And joining us here is samuel walker. Thank you
Outside of harrisburg, transylvania, we look at the three mile island accident that was a partial meltdown of a reactor, a reactor number two at the facility in pennsylvania. It occurred 40 years ago and it was rated a 5 on a 7 Point International scale. As the story unfolded, this is how ed bradley of cbs news covered this. Pleasetay indoors r windows closed. Ed please stay indoors with your window closed. But this is not a community that scares easily. Major floods have come here in the town has survived. But for almost one week last month, the people of middletown, pennsylvania, lived in fear of an enemy they could not see or hear. From cbs news and that fear was radiation following the partial meltdown at the Nuclear Generating station considered to be the most precarious accident. We will look back at the events. Eric epstein is joining us and he is the chair of the three mile island alert, which is what . Three mile island alert is a safe Energy Organization that was founded in 1
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