Abstract
March 28, 1979 changed the course of the commercial U.S. nuclear utility industry. An accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Unit 2 in Middletown, Pennsylvania damaged the reactor's fuel core, as well as the industry's reputation and confidence. In the months after the event, the president of the United States, the nuclear industry, the public, government regulators and the media sought answers to many questions. Among the most important were, how and why did the accident happen? The President's Commission on the Accident at TMI, the Kemeny Commission, was formed to address these questions. Four major causes were identified by the commission: - inadequate or inappropriate operator training; - mechanical problems and faulty instrumentation; - poor control room design; - communication failures at the facility and in information exchange within the industry. Of even greater importance was another question: How could another such accident be prevented? A look at the industry's progress in the 10 years since the TMI accident shows this question has been vigorously addressed and that corrective actions have been taken.
Citation Formats
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Progress in the U.S. nuclear utility industry 1979-1989.
IAEA: N. p.,
1989.
Web.
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Progress in the U.S. nuclear utility industry 1979-1989.
IAEA.
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1989.
"Progress in the U.S. nuclear utility industry 1979-1989."
IAEA.
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title = {Progress in the U.S. nuclear utility industry 1979-1989}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {March 28, 1979 changed the course of the commercial U.S. nuclear utility industry. An accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Unit 2 in Middletown, Pennsylvania damaged the reactor's fuel core, as well as the industry's reputation and confidence. In the months after the event, the president of the United States, the nuclear industry, the public, government regulators and the media sought answers to many questions. Among the most important were, how and why did the accident happen? The President's Commission on the Accident at TMI, the Kemeny Commission, was formed to address these questions. Four major causes were identified by the commission: - inadequate or inappropriate operator training; - mechanical problems and faulty instrumentation; - poor control room design; - communication failures at the facility and in information exchange within the industry. Of even greater importance was another question: How could another such accident be prevented? A look at the industry's progress in the 10 years since the TMI accident shows this question has been vigorously addressed and that corrective actions have been taken.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1989}
month = {Jul}
}
title = {Progress in the U.S. nuclear utility industry 1979-1989}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {March 28, 1979 changed the course of the commercial U.S. nuclear utility industry. An accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Unit 2 in Middletown, Pennsylvania damaged the reactor's fuel core, as well as the industry's reputation and confidence. In the months after the event, the president of the United States, the nuclear industry, the public, government regulators and the media sought answers to many questions. Among the most important were, how and why did the accident happen? The President's Commission on the Accident at TMI, the Kemeny Commission, was formed to address these questions. Four major causes were identified by the commission: - inadequate or inappropriate operator training; - mechanical problems and faulty instrumentation; - poor control room design; - communication failures at the facility and in information exchange within the industry. Of even greater importance was another question: How could another such accident be prevented? A look at the industry's progress in the 10 years since the TMI accident shows this question has been vigorously addressed and that corrective actions have been taken.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1989}
month = {Jul}
}