Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Harrisburg is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the ninth-most populous city in the state, with a population of 50,099 at the 2020 census, while the Harrisburg–Carlisle
Harrisburg, PA Skyline 2021
PA State Capitol Building twilight
Walnut street walking bridge at dusk
Pride of Susquehanna
Three Mile Island accident
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The Three Mile Island accident was a partial nuclear meltdown of the Unit 2 reactor of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, located on the Susquehanna River in Londonderry Township, Dauph
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
…The city also hosts the annual Great American Outdoor Show, the largest of its kind in the world, among many other events. Harrisburg experienced the Three Mile Island accident on March 28, 1979, in nearby Middletown. Harrisburg's site along the Susquehanna River is thought to have been inhabited by Native Americans as early…
Three Mile Island nuclear facility, c. 1979
Three Mile Island in background behind Harrisburg International Airport, a few weeks after the accident
A clean-up crew working to remove radioactive contamination at Three Mile Island
After the accident, Three Mile Island used only one nuclear generating station, TMI-1, which is on the right. TMI-2, to the left, has not been used since the accident.