A more likely nuclear nightmare

By Susan Q. Stranahan

A more probable nuclear power threat than quake or tsunami: recurring fires

Excerpts from this story referencing "Three Mile Island":

"… y on the 31st anniversary of the nation’s worst nuclear accident at Three Mile Island. The seven-hour crisis escaped much national notice even though it left ha …"

"… n the nuclear industry,” said Peter Bradford, an NRC commissioner during Three Mile Island who now teaches about nuclear power and public policy at Vermont Law Schoo …"

"… series of mishaps at Robinson were eerily similar to many that caused the Three Mile Island reactor to experience a partial meltdown exactly 31 years earlier. There, …"

After decades, preventable fire hazards persist at Alabama reactor

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Troubles persist at Browns Ferry, catalyst for tougher rules 36 years ago

Excerpts from this story referencing "Three Mile Island":

"… in the nuclear industry,” Peter Bradford, an NRC commissioner during the Three Mile Island accident who now teaches about nuclear power and public policy at Vermont …"

Broken elections, stolen votes

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Were the chaotic presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 an anomaly or a harbinger of things to come this November? Is democracy, as Karl Ro

Excerpts from this story referencing "Three Mile Island":

"… ts. Her stories were a major component of The Inquirer’s coverage of the Three Mile Island accident, which won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for general local reporting. S …"

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Congressman says 10-mile policy on iodine pills is irresponsible

By Jeremy Borden

The nuclear crisis in Japan has renewed a decade-long fight over how many Americans would receive iodine pills in the aftermath of a nuclear

Excerpts from this story referencing "Three Mile Island":

"… the United States.“The Japanese nuclear crisis is already worse than the Three Mile Island accident and is clearly the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl,” Mar …"

Early in crisis, Senator helps nuclear industry sway colleagues on safety

By Ronnie Greene

The U.S. industry’s powerful lobbying arm has wasted no time quietly making its case to Congress — with a little help from Sen. Jeff Bingama

Excerpts from this story referencing "Three Mile Island":

"… ary Steven Chu said the crisis in Japan appears to be “more serious than Three Mile Island.” The United States urged Americans who live within 50 miles of the plan …"

"… obing questions of industry.“It will remind people who were alive during Three Mile Island and Chernobyl about all the reservations they had in the first place,” h …"

The politics of energy: Nuclear power

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, December 11, 2003 — On May 28, 2003, two chairs sat empty at a Las Vegas hearing called by Nevada's U.S. senators to assess conc

Excerpts from this story referencing "Three Mile Island":

"… hes, earthquakes, and tornadoes. On March 28, an accident at Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island nuclear station in Pennsylvania very abruptly made what was considered to …"

"… ists, engineers, and technicians to help contain the crisis.In the wake of Three Mile Island, public support for nuclear power declined significantly. James Schlesinge …"

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Reactors at heart of Japanese nuclear crisis raised concerns as early as 1972, memos show

By Jim Morris and Aaron Mehta

For more than three decades, regulators and industry experts harbored reservations about boiling water reactors. They were seen as vulnerabl

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"… story   …"

"… airman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a position he held during the Three Mile Island accident, and regulators’ sentiments allowed the design to prolifera …"

"… lnerable to seismic events than pressurized water reactors — such as Three Mile Island — designed by Westinghouse and other firms. “The PWR [pressu …"

Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Recent spate of ‘unlikely’ events - storms, hurricane and a quake - expose peril of relying on computer models in securing nuclear plants

Excerpts from this story referencing "Three Mile Island":

"… occurred. In other words: It was exceedingly unlikely.Nineteen days later, Three Mile Island had a meltdown.Addressing the expected – and the unexpectedAssumptions u …"

AP IMPACT: Building costs rise at US nuclear sites

By The Associated Press

Construction costs rising, schedules slipping at new US nuclear plant projects

Excerpts from this story referencing "Three Mile Island":

"… es and slowdowns. Interest rates skyrocketed and the 1979 meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania forced plant operators to meet new rules at …"