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✍️ The article discusses the decline of nuclear power in the US after the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, but now there is a possibility of rebirth.
👉 The partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in 1979 marked a turning point in the decline of nuclear power in the US
👉 A dozen US reactors have closed in the following two decades
👉 Only three new reactors have come online in the same period
👉 The site of America's worst nuclear accident may now be the site of its rebirth

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After World War II, nuclear power was heralded as the future of energy. Then the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in 1979 marked a turning point and solidified opposition. In two decades, a dozen U.S. reactors have closed and only three have come online. But the site of America’s worst nuclear accident may now be the site of its rebirth. William Brangham reports for our series, Tipping Point.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/site-of-americas-worst-nuclear-accident-gets-new-chance-to-become-energy-hub

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