Two nuclear anecdotes to ponder for today.
According to a U.S. NRC Fact Sheet, it happened like this:
“The accident began about 4:00 a.m. on March 28, 1979, when the plant experienced a failure in the secondary, non‑nuclear section of the plant. The main feedwater pumps stopped running, caused by either a mechanical or electrical failure, which prevented the steam generators from removing heat. First the…
