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Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor Will Power Microsoft AI Factory Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor Will Power Microsoft AI Factory
Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor Will Power Microsoft AI Factory The Constellation Energy Corporation has entered a purchase agreement with Microsoft meaning a nuclear reactor could be turned back on on Three Mile Island as soon as 2028, the company announced in a release on Friday, Sept. 20. The announcement comes exactly Five years to the day that the company turned off Unit 1 reactor on TMI. Nuclear Reactor Unit 2 on TMI infamously was shut down following the historic partial meltdown in 1979. The 20-year power purchase agreement will includes turning back on at least the Unit 1 reactor and opening Crane Clean Energy Center on the property. The agre…

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Boaters Find Drowned Man In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island: Coroner Boaters Find Drowned Man In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island: Coroner
Boaters Find Drowned Man In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island: Coroner A man died in a "drowning-related incident" in the Susquehanna River on Monday, May 31, according to a release by the coroner's office. The York County coroner's office was called to the reported incident at Goldsboro Marina near North River Street near Three Mile Island at 6 p.m., authorities say. Boaters spotted the man and attempted to rescue him, the release explains. EMS was called but despite life-saving measures he was declared deceased at 5:57 p.m., according to the release. His next of kin are being notified. An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 1 at 10 a.m at Lehig…

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Three Mile Island Trespassers Sought By PA State Police Three Mile Island Trespassers Sought By PA State Police
Three Mile Island Trespassers Sought By PA State Police A group was spotted going to Three Mile Island and trespassing by going into the nuclear plant's facilities, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The police announced the incident in a release on Friday, May 20, but the date the group trespassed was unavailable. The exact number of people in the group was also unknown. Netflix did recently release a four-part documentary "Meltdown: Three Mile Island" but it is unclear if the break-in is somehow connected to this recent release. Anyone with information on this trespassing is asked to contact state police in Harrisburg at 717-671-7500.

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Body Found In Susquehanna River ID’d As Man Shot By Police: Report Body Found In Susquehanna River ID’d As Man Shot By Police: Report
Body Found In Susquehanna River ID’d As Man Shot By Police: Report A body found floating in the Susquehanna River has been identified by his wife as the man shot by police during a domestic incident last January, CBS 21 reports. The body found between Middletown and Three Mile Island is Miguel Maldonado Jr., 36, his wife, Andrea Maldonado told the outlet, identifying him by his tattoo. Maldonado Jr. was shot by police after he stabbed his wife, then took his wife and child into his car and drove into the river near the Dock Street Dam around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 16, the Dauphin County district attorney Fran Chardo said at the time. Officials have n…

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Cause Of Death, ID Revealed For Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Worker Cause Of Death, ID Revealed For Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Worker
Cause Of Death, ID Revealed For Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Worker Authorities have identified the contractor who died on Three Mile Island on Friday morning. The victim was identified as Michael Miller, 55, of Alabama, according CBS21. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission initially said the Miller's death was part of a “material handling accident," and noted that he was outside the radiological controlled area. It was later confirmed that Miller, "was killed while unloading equipment from a truck," according to a regional communications manager at Exelon Generation.  One day after the incident, an autopsy revealed Miller’s cause of death as tr…

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Worker Dies At Pennsylvania's Infamous Nuclear Site, Three Mile Island Worker Dies At Pennsylvania's Infamous Nuclear Site, Three Mile Island
Worker Dies At Pennsylvania's Infamous Nuclear Site, Three Mile Island A contractor has died on Three Mile Island during a “material handling accident,” accident to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Londonderry Township emergency medical services and fire crews were called to the power plant in Dauphin County for an accident on Friday around 11 a.m. . The person died at the scene. The worker was outside the radiological controlled area, according to NRC. The victim's identity has not been released. Three Mile Island’s Nuclear plant is currently being dismantled and decommissioned, after Unit 1 was permanently closed in Sept. 2019. Exelon Generation…

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