Voices from the Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident 1979

[rockfan2345]

first this then chernobly then fukushima daiichi which plant is next o_o

[sandrasynar]

people nowdays would think it was a conspiracy since a movie foretold it...China Syndrome...certainly stopped one, Black Fox, delayed for several years by one woman's own efforts and money in court, empoverishing herself doing it, but it would have already been finished by then if not for her, and then Three Mile Island and the movie; they changed it to a coal plant...somebody should put a monument up in Tulsa for Carrie Dickerson...one person can make a difference...

[stauffer301]

This was a good clip thanks for sharing this with us all. I am From Middletown Pa and this clip brings back memories of 1979 and what happen thanks for getting this clip and sharing it with us all.

[tomestubbs]

Just because A bunch of hair brained assholes think it is great just because of money invested and time spent doesn't make it a good thing. It is a stupid idea and it is unsustainable!

[33rdPatriot]

Three Mile Island happened 12 days after the multi-million dollar blockbuster CHINA SYNDROME was released. Mega stars, mega marketing. Then POOF. Result: Nuclear power was sullied and soiled, while devil-we-know oil kept hold and entrenched big oil interests benefitted. Cheney and Rumsfeld were in the White House and had been at power for years. 30 years later, Obama licenses first two new nuclear power plants in 30 years, followed 6 months later by BP GULF OIL disaster. When will you wake up?

[MaddZzee350]

@captinseperoth - ok, they lived there during that time. So... what do you do with the radioactive waste?

[captinseperoth]

@MaddZzee350

you can repossess it into more fuel,as the waste still has 80 percent of its energy left in it still.

There's these things called salt domes,they can hold waste for tens of millions of years with no leakage issues.

down side is

The salt melts around the waste,and it's inaccessible over time...

or blurry it where people would normal never go or want to be such as death valley.

[ChristopherSaindon]

This is an excellent clip..Thank You!

[hollyisleofthree]

I lived right across from the island at the time of the accident at the time. I did not leave the area . All my friends worked their , they came to my house that morning.

[pdw2309]

@tuttt99 sorry my last comment was not aimed at you hope you can accept my appologise????

[MaddZzee350]

I know people that lived there. Family members got cancer, lymphoma, blood disorders. Some of my friends said that after the accident, there were no more flies anywhere. Birds were scarce as well. Don't believe what you read. Believe the people that lived it!

[gemandste1]

@tuttt99 ...............Sorry nob ed, didnt realise you were an expert on the subject.

[mindthoughts1974]

I did extensive research on this three mile island. We will always have conflicting information on any major issue where billions of dollars are at stake. Consider the fact that more and more people are geting cancer than ever before. Also consider that every gallon of gasoline burned in a new car creates 19 pounds of poisonous to breathe CO2. Yucky Air.

[MaddZzee350]

@mindthoughts1974 - exactly. If the accident wasn't so bad as the experts say, why did they spend a billion dollars to clean up?

[ruudjuh16]

this is nothing agianst chernobyl

[Darkwizzrobe]

@ruudjuh16 This was nothing against the Radon in your home

[JISINSANE]

This was a big cover up, Just like the soviets trying to cover up chernobyl and sweden had to tell the ussr about the high radaition detected over sweden and all of europe. There was plenty of fallout from this.

[jcorley2710]

Which 2 Millisieverts is very low compared to the 20,000 millisieverts that some experience on the first day of Chernobyl. The majority of the Liquidators recieved around 100 millisieverts up to 500 millisieverts, a lot died or got ill due to radiation exposure, but a lot are still alive and well. So yeah. 2 isn't anything to panic over.

[jcorley2710]

Wikipedia says "in the Three Mile Island event in 1979, a theoretical person standing at the plant property line during the entire event would have received a dose of approximately 2 millisieverts (200 millirem), between a chest X-ray's and a CT scan's worth of radiation. This was due to outgassing by an uncontrolled system that, today, would have been backfitted with activated carbon and HEPA filters to prevent radionuclide release" I seriously doubt anyone got cancer.

[jcorley2710]

Thankfully it didn't end up like another Chernobyl. Media blew this way out of proportion though.

[KoFF1N]

It couldn't ... because TMI had different type of reactor with the different type of coolant and moderator.... Lucky for them that the containment absorbed all damage...

[celticlofts]

Had we had a Chernobyl level event here in the U.S, I fear the results might have been much worse. The fact is the Soviets moved on this pretty quickly by using conscripts and ordering people into the plant to contain the situation. Here they would not have been able to do that due to safety concerns for the personnel involved thus delaying the initial response to the disaster which in turn would have resulted in a greater level of venting than what happened in Chernobyl.

[Darkwizzrobe]

@celticlofts Yes but here we don't have Chernobyl's so your point is mute

[celticlofts]

@Darkwizzrobe: In view of what we're witnessing in Japan at the moment, would you like to review and revise your comments :-)

[dahvez]

there is no proof that any cancer was caused by radiation....

[fishontuesday]

How many people died in this. Well atleast it can't happen again with our newer tech.

[dahvez]

nobody died, nobody was even affected by radiation, i live within walking distance of the plant (goldsboro)

[obeyhitler2]

my house is across the street my uncle said he got scared

[rrraawwwkk50]

radiation was dispersed unevenly throughout the area; the evidence is everywhere, just inconclusive. my grandmother was out drying laundry when the gas was released, she thinks she got her cancers from it. either way, scary as fuck. god bless the people who took care of it.

[trx90rider]

lmao my dad was the one who had to take the measurements and shit

[tuttt99]

Not to diminish anyone's illness, but a certain proportion of the population gets cancer in *any* given area. To begin to prove that TMI was a cause or contributing factor you have to first show that there was a measurable increase in existing rates following the incident. There was none.

[PGMEagle]

I live close to this plant

[dwetick]

Radioactivity is un-seem and un-felt until the effects cause some physiological change in your system. The first warning signs will probably be in the creatures (fish) that live immediately below the hot water outlet from the plant. Keep an eye out for lesions in the river's fish. Thats your warning!

[tuttt99]

seen any mutated fish lately?

[grilfers]

@PGMEagle 10 to 15 years an unheard of dream in nuclear industry the heavy top of the charts molecules uranium and plutonium can have deadly effects for 100s of 1000s of years :( as you said nothing to worry about

[m91ko]

there was a demonstration in Hannover-Germany the next day because of the acident

[spike0804]

I got to tour this for a school project not long ago

but i wasn't old enough to see the reactor itself.....it was fun anyway though

[hyperauxia]

wow, how the spin doctors and media have succeeded at reconstructing what happened from this accident --even from things initially known and reported =(

[ljvx]

nuclear our future disaster

[scorchinscorpio]

can you imagine the initial shock that the people around would have gone through when they realized that " Hey guess what the nearby plant just blew up...

[jimmy6067]

their were many affects on the public from this accident for example some infants in the surrounding area suffered harm to their vision. sad

[renwik]

Read about it, man - there were minimal effects, but certainly nothing near as harmful as what you're describing.

[theunknown2142]

Never was a danger to the public health, thats a new one.

[lukeray007]

Where have I heard that one before, oh yeah, The China Syndrome

[theunknown2142]

Never seen that movie....

[Jack4453]

uh, wow yah there was just a small leak. dont worry about it, its not a big deal, radiation kills you in 10-15 years anyway... but whatever. lol

[ScootersVoice]

@Jack4453 I was a Harrisburg radio personality at the time, working not far from the plant. I stayed here through the entire incident. I guess I must have died a long time ago, and nobody told me. Hmm...

[lillilnick1]

@Jack4453 dude a small leak is a lot of radation its one of the bigggest nuclear meltdowns in the us so learn your facts before you talk