this post was submitted on 28 Mar 2025
1 points (100.0% liked)

Always Read the Plaque

134 readers
1 users here now

A collection of historical markers, dedications, and memorials from around the world.

Please include the following in posts if you can: -The title, or a descriptive name -Text of any inscription -The physical location, or a link that contains the location

Attribution:
The community banner is from Michael Jovic on Unsplash (source).
The community icon is from the 99% Invisible podcast (source) where it is attributed to Reddit user r/Brumisator.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Inscription:

On March 28, 1979, and for several days thereafter — as a result of technical malfunctions and human error — Three Mile Island's Unit 2 Nuclear Generating Station was the scene of the nation’s worst commercial nuclear accident. Radiation was released, a part of the nuclear core was damaged, and thousands of residents evacuated the area. Events here would cause basic changes throughout the world’s nuclear power industry.

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=900

no comments (yet)
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
there doesn't seem to be anything here