nuclear accident
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It agreed in 2024 to a 20-year power deal to support Constellation Energy’s restart of the undamaged reactor at Pennsylvania’s former Three Mile Island, the site of the most infamous U.S. nuclear accident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania — the site of the worst commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history — is slated to reopen in 2027 as part of a 20-year deal to power Microsoft data centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
It said nuclear power plant sites and nearby areas "must never be attacked" and called for "maximum military restraint" to avoid a nuclear accident.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
"Neither side would benefit from a nuclear accident, and I am in constant contact with them to enable the rapid restoration of the connection," Grossi has said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
But in the event of a nuclear accident, people who may be exposed to iodine 131 can take potassium iodide tablets, which provide enough non-radioactive iodine 127 to saturate the thyroid.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
