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

$1 billion