The Core of the Reactor at Three Mile Island

question 22

Multiple Choice

The core of the reactor at Three Mile Island

• A) came within an hour of a melt- down.
• B) melted down.
• C) never had a significant chance of a meltdown.
• D) came within seconds of a melt- down.
• E) came within a day of a melt- down.

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