March 28, 1979, qalabka oo shaqeyn waayay iyo qaladka hawl wadeenka ayaa sababay in la waayo qaboojiyaha iyo in qayb ka mid ah ay dhalaasho warshadda tamarta nukliyeerka ee Three Mile Island
waxay ku taalaa Pennsylvania. Ururka Nukliyeerka Adduunka ayaa sheegay in nadiifinta nidaamka fal-celinta nukliyeerka ee waxyeelladu gaadhay ee TMI-2 ay qaadatay ku dhawaad 12 sano waxayna ku kacday qiyaastii US $ 973 milyan. Benjamin K. Sovacool, qiimeyntiisa hordhaca ah ee 2007 ee shilalka waaweyn ee tamarta, wuxuu ku qiyaasay in shilka TMI uu sababay wadar ahaan $ 2.4 bilyan oo waxyeelo hantiyeed. Saamaynta caafimaad ee shilalka ka dhacay Three Mile Island si weyn ayaa loo aqbalay, laakiin si guud maahan, inay tahay heer aad u hooseeya. Shilka ayaa sababay dibadbaxyo caalamka oo dhan ah.