Nuclear safety in the United States is governed by federal regulations issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NRC regulates all nuclear plants and materials in the United States except for n
A clean-up crew working to remove radioactive contamination after the Three Mile Island accident.
Spent nuclear fuel stored underwater and uncapped at the Hanford site in Washington, USA.
Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station surrounded by the 2011 Missouri River Floods on June 16, 2011
The Hanford site represents two-thirds of America's high-level radioactive waste by volume. Nuclear reactors line the riverbank at the Hanford Site along the Columbia River in January 1960.
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
Three Mile Island nuclear facility, c. 1979
Three Mile Island in background behind Harrisburg International Airport, a few weeks after the accident
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.