Washington Post - 27 Mar 99
Prof. Robert B.
Laughlin
Department of Physics
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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The Aftermath: The Accident's Lessons
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| Cleanup workers enter the damaged reactor's containment
building in 1981. (AP photo) |
Following are key Washington Post stories on the
cleanup of Three Mile Island's damaged nuclear reactor and research
about the accident's effects on the health of people who lived in the
area of the plant. This page also includes links to useful background
information on the Web.
A Chronology: The First Decade
March 28, 1989
Key dates in the accident and the cleanup of the reactor.
Continuing Cleanup: $1 Bil. and Counting
March 28, 1989
Cleanup of the crippled reactor took more than 10 years.
TMI's Legacy Is Mistrust
March 28, 1989
A decade after the accident, resentments still smoldered among some
Pennsylvanians who found themselves playing unwanted roles in the
crisis.
No Evidence Reactor Leak Caused Cancer
September 1, 1990
A major independent review led by a Columbia University
epidemiologist found no evidence that radioactivity released during
the accident caused any increase in cancer incidence during the
six-year period immediately afterward.
Stress May Have Boosted Cancer Rates
May 27, 1991
Researchers from Columbia University and the National Audubon
Society concluded that stress, not radiation, may have caused
increased cancer rates among residents living closest to the nuclear
power plant.
Study Links Radiation Releases to Cancer
Rates
February 24, 1997
A report by researchers at the University of North Carolina in
Chapel Hill concludes that increases in lung cancer and leukemia
near the Three Mile Island nuclear plant suggest a much greater
release of radiation during the 1979 accident than had been
believed.
