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Questions for Discussion: Nuclear Reaction: Three Mile Island
What caused the Three Mile Island nuclear core to overheat? What was the role of human error in the accident?
What is meant by "meltdown"? Once the reactor began to cool, what danger remained?
Did anything good result from this accident? If so, do you think the benefits were worth the cost?
Why was the outcome so different from what happened at Chernobyl?
What kinds of risks are we willing to take? Are there risks in other forms of energy?
