Perspectives on Three Mile Island and Fukushima

Two community activists from the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area, an independent journalist from Fukushima and a Japanese visual artist who lives in New York City, reflected on how two nuclear power accidents affected the surrounding communities and economies. On March 28, 1979, a partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg was the worst nuclear power accident in U.S. history. In March of 2011, the nuclear power station at Fukushima, Japan, was struck by a tsunami, causing three of four reactor units to meltdown, releasing much radioactive material. This event was one of several hosted by Penn State Harrisburg to mark the 40th anniversary of Three Mile Island. close