The Accident at Three Mile Island

A.J. McEVILY; Iain Le MAY

doi:10.2472/jsms.51.3Appendix_1

Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan

Online ISSN : 1880-7488
Print ISSN : 0514-5163
ISSN-L : 0514-5163

The Accident at Three Mile Island

A.J. McEVILY, Iain Le MAY

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Keywords: Failure analysis, Three Mile Island, Nuclear power plants, Pressurized water reactor, Meltdown

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2002 Volume 51 Issue 3Appendix Pages 1-8

DOI https://doi.org/10.2472/jsms.51.3Appendix_1

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This paper discusses the sequence of events involved in the accident which took place at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant in Pennsylvania, USA in 1979, the worst nuclear disaster in US history. The physical characteristics of the as-built reactor building are described, and the changes brought about by the accident on the plant structure are discussed. The current state of the plant and the materials of the reactor are also discussed.

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