From Three Mile Island to Fukushima Daiichi

How IEEE Spectrum covered two of the biggest nuclear disasters in history

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From Three Mile Island to Fukushima Daiichi
After the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, a police officer and security guards stand outside the facility’s front gate.
Photo: Paul Vathis/AP Photo

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