Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Middletown waxay ku taalaa 3 miles (5 km) waqooyiga Xarunta Tamarta Nukliyeerka ee Three Mile Island. Warshaddii tamarta nukliyeerka ee Three Mile Island ayaa waxaa ku dhacay burbur.
burburkii gaarka ahaa ee 1979kii, wuxuu sababay in Gudoomiyihii waqtigaas Richard "Dick" Thornburgh uu amar ku bixiyo in laga daadgureeyo dumarka uurka leh iyo caruurta dugsiyada ka horeysa. Maalmo gudahood, 140,000 oo qof ayaa ka soo cararay deegaanka. Madaxweyne Jimmy Carter wuxuu booqday dhismaha bulshada ee Middletown si uu u dejiyo dareemayaasha dadka degan ee walwalsan.