Cika wannan jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 28 ga Maris, 1979,
bala'in nukiliya ya faru a tashar samar da makamashin nukiliya ta Three Mile Island. Wannan shi ne na farko. Ta hanyar bala'in Three Mile, "Cutar China" ta zama kalma mai ban sha'awa, ƙungiyoyin da ke adawa da nukiliya sun faru a Amurka.