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Jacques DUCO: Engineer from École Centrale de Paris - Former deputy head of the Environmental Protection and Facilities Department at the Institut de Protection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IPSN), Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA)
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The accident at Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island (TMI-2) nuclear power plant occurred on March 28, 1979. This article describes how the accident unfolded, and then, after analyzing the consequences and post-accident examinations of the core and reactor vessel, presents the lessons learned from the event.
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