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Three Mile Island : the meltdown crisis and nuclear power in American popular culture

Halden, Grace, 1983- author

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Three Mile Island explains the far-reaching consequences of the partial meltdown of Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island Power on March 28, 1979. Though the disaster was ultimately contained, the fears it triggered had an immediate and lasting impact on public attitudes towards nuclear energy in the United States. In this volume, Grace Halden contextualizes the events at Three Mile Island and the ensuing media coverage, offering a gripping portrait of a nation coming to terms with technological advances that inspired both awe and terror. Including a selection of key primary documents, this book offers a fascinating resource for students of the history of science, technology, the environment, and Cold War culture.

• Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Subject: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.) / Nuclear power plants Accidents Pennsylvania. / Nuclear power plants Accidents Social aspects United States. / Nuclear engineering United States Public opinion.
• ISBN: 9781138917637, 113891763X, 9781138917644, 1138917648

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TK1345.H37 H35 2017	1	BOOK	GENERAL