Three Mile Island

Paper Summary:

This paper presents an exploration of the Three Mile Island meltdown of 1979. The writer examines the events leading to and during the accident, and discusses President Jimmy Carter's role in the investigation that followed. The paper argues that what happened at Three Mile Island could easily happen anywhere, and the time has come to rethink where power plants are built.

Outline:
Introduction
History
The Fallout
Investigation
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Before one can begin to understand the importance of examining future power plant construction one must have an understanding of the history of the accident.Nuclear accidents are one of the nation's biggest fears. Movies are made that depict what might happen if a meltdown occurs, and few can forget the horror of Chernobyl when the accident occurred(Fact Sheet on the Accident at Three Mile Island
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/3mile-isle.html). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Three mile island (accessed 5-20-06) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/readings/tmi.html
• Fact Sheet on the Accident at Three Mile Island(accessed 5-20-06) http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/3mile-isle.html
• Three Mile Island(accessed 5-20-06) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island
• Meltdown(accessed 5-20-06) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/three/filmmore/description.html
• Three Mile Island: 1979 Nuclear Issues Briefing Paper 48 March 2001(accessed 5-20-06) http://www.uic.com.au/nip48.htm

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