Three Mile Island



I remember being kept inside my elementary school. Our teacher told us we had to keep all the doors and windows closed. The prinicipal was making announcements to the teachers as to what to do and keeping us posted. I know we were kept at school later that day and I ... [more]


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I was in 10th grade attending Northeastern High School, Manchester, PA. They didn't tell us anything about what was taking place with TMI other than there was a major incident taking place and school was dismissing early. I was safer at school than I was at home. I w... [more]


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I remember hearing about it on both the radio and television. We were living in Fairfield County, Connecticut at the time and I was sure the prevailing winds would send a death cloud of fallout toward us. [more]




I don't remember it as I was only two years old at the time. I grew up in the area though and it was always something that my family talked about. It was something that you feared would happen again. [more]


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I was 12 years old at the time I remember the newspaper showing the graph of how far the radiation would spread. and typical of my family I was assured there was nothing to worry about. [more]


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I lived in Newberry, directly across the river from TMI. My two daughters, one and four years old, were playing. It was a beautiful day, I opened all the windows in the house. I do recall the air and all around the house was extremely quiet. I thought it to be stra... [more]





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