Stress symptoms linger in Three Mile Island neighbors
A Pennsylvania Health Department study of about 2,200 residents within 55 miles of the plant finds more than 10 percent still facing abdominal pains rashes insomnia and irritability almost a year after the March 1979 accident. The report notes increased use of sleeping pills alcohol and cigarettes during the crisis and highlights ongoing public tension over the plant.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania Health Department
Health Department
NRC: Three Mile Island not an extraordinary nuclear occurrence
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ruled that the Three Mile Island accident did not meet the Price-Anderson Act standard for an extraordinary nuclear occurrence. The decision could affect damage litigation, though state laws in Pennsylvania remain the basis for claims. The NRC noted the incident was not accompanied by a substantial radiation release.
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Washington
UPI
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Three Mile Island
NRC
Leonard Bickwit
Price
Price-Anderson
16 ft great white shark caught off Santa Catalina Island
A 16 foot great white shark was trapped in a fishing net three miles off Santa Catalina Island, dead on the deck after being shot by Robbie Barker. Cabrillo Marine Museum curator Robert R. Johnson confirms the species, noting a partially digested seal in its stomach and a West Coast record of 18 feet 2 inches from five years prior.
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Avalon
Calif
UPI
West Coast
Santa Catalina Island
Robbie Barker
Robert R. Johnson
Cabrillo Marine Museum
Barker
Johnson
Donald Nelson
California State University
Long Beach
Santa Barbara
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