The Three Mile Island disaster...
Fast Facts
Date
3/28/1979
Culprit
Metropolitan Edison
Location
Dauphin County, Penn., USA
Site
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2
Cause
Partial core nuclear meltdown
Motive
Accidental
International Nuclear Event Scale
5 - Accident With Wider Consequences
Estimated Disaster Amount
2.3 million gallons of toxic water
Area
20 miles
Estimated Cost