Table of Contents

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Nuclear Energy Basics

2. The Accident

3. The Cleanup of TMI Unit 2

4. Media Coverage and Public Understanding

5. The Effect on the Local Community

6. The Impact of Three Mile Island

7. Energy for the Future

Conclusion

Appendixes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Bonnie A. Osif is the Engineering Reference and Instruction Librarian and the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute Librarian at The Pennsylvania State University. Anthony J. Baratta is Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Head of the Nuclear Safety Center at The Pennsylvania State University. Thomas W. Conkling is Head of the Engineering Library at The Pennsylvania State University.

Reviews

"The accident at Three Mile Island Unit 2 in 1979 is historically important for understanding the development of nuclear power in the United States. This book is a concise, well-written, documented account of the accident and its cleanup, but it also provides welcome insight into the media coverage and public understanding of nuclear energy matters. With valuable primers on nuclear energy basics and energy options for the future, TMI 25 Years Later is well worth reading by professionals as well as laypersons." - Forrest J. Remick, Commissioner (Retired), Nuclear Regulatory Commission