The Most Noted US Example of a Nuclear Disaster Occurred

question 50

Multiple Choice

The most noted US example of a nuclear disaster occurred in _____ where fuel overheated and roughly half the reactor's core melted.

• A) 1979 at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania
• B) 1962 in Area 51 U.S. Air Force Facility, Nevada
• C) 1945 at nuclear testing site, Amchitka Island
• D) 1961 Idaho Falls, Idaho explosion at National Reactor Testing Station

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