Newly discovered archival material about the 1979 meltdown at Three Mile Island

Posted: 6th April 2021

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MON, APR 05

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BY ARNIE GUNDERSEN

In this third installment we’ll share some newly discovered archival material about the 1979 meltdown at TMI. You may remember Fairewinds asserted that the meltdown at TMI was much worse than the NRC insistently portrays. These archival documents substantiate what we have always said… 

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TUE, MAR 30

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BY MAGGIE GUNDERSEN

Did you know that there have been five nuclear meltdowns during the last 42 years, and all of them have happened during springtime? Fukushima Dai-ichi on March 11th (2011), Three Mile Island on March 28th (1979), and Chernobyl on April 28th (1986)…

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THU, APR 01

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BY MAGGIE GUNDERSEN

Today, we add another post and discussion to our new Nuclear Spring Series. The three meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi atomic power reactor site on March 11, 2011, has changed our personal and professional lives forever…

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Latest Peer-reviewed Paper on Migration of Radioactivity 

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THU, NOV 12

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Today, as highlighted in a quick post-two-weeks ago, Fairewinds releases the data and links to the Journal of Environmental Engineering Science peer-reviewed article…

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WED, MAR 10

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BY ARNIE GUNDERSEN

On this 10th commemoration of the Fukushima Dai-ichi disaster in Japan, our thoughts and hearts continue to be with those impacted by both the ongoing radioactive contamination throughout Japan as well as those permanently displaced since March 11, 2011…

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