英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 103（在线收听）

 Wk 13 (28 March 1979)

Nuclear Reactor Melts Down In The USAThis Week in HistoryDeadly radiation escapes from a US nuclear power plant, endangering nearly 2,000,000 people.

In 1979, a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, USA, suffered a partial meltdown. Gamma radiation was emitted and spread throughout the area, potentially affecting up to 2,000,000 people. Many who were exposed later suffered various forms of cancer, and many tried to claim personal injury against the owner of the plant, Metropolitan Edison Company. The company was found not liable in all cases.