At the Three Mile Island Reactor

question 21

Multiple Choice

At the Three Mile Island reactor

• A) although there was considerable damage, there was never much risk of harm to the nearby population.
• B) there was only a minor accident.
• C) meltdown occurred accompanied by a large- scale release of deadly radiation and many deaths.
• D) the reactor melted down but this was accompanied by only a small release of radiation and no immediate deaths.
• E) Actually nothing occurred-- it was all a hoax.

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