Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Seventy-two days after Governor Thornburgh took the oath of office as Pennsylvania’s governor in 1979, the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant accident thrust him into the international spotlight. His calm handling of the situation remains in the national memory as a shining example of crisis control. 
The story of how he managed the world’s first high-profile commercial nuclear plant failure is preserved in an extensive log he kept of every development decision. The Thornburgh archives also contain all of the original wire service reports on the accident. This record is an excellent resource for environmental historians and emergency management specialists.
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