Activities following accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, Unit two, in Pennsylvania. Technicians, with breathing apparatus and protective clothing, entire areas of radioactivity in the plant. They pause at the interior spent fuel pool. The technicians descend many levels until they reach an area containing several inches of water on the floor. They pass a sign saying "Danger, Diesel fuel fire door.Keep Closed." They confer as they assess conditions and leave the area..
Activities following accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania. Technicians in full protective gear assess conditions inside Unit two of the station. Technician writes '32' on wall. At another location inside the plant, he writes 'No Penet', and draws arrows on a wall. Technicians check pipes. One writes a measurement on elbow of a large pipe above them. They check roof. Machines and pipes over head. Valves and machines in a room. '27'' to middle', '9 to door' written on a wall.
Activities following accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania. Technicians in protective dress walk at the station. Machines and equipment at the station. Pipes and valves. Technician click pictures. '16'MDE' written on wall. Danger sign on the wall. Technicians open fire door. A technician comes out. Others talk with him. Technician walk in gallery and click a picture and comes back.
Activities following accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania. Technicians completing work inside radiation areas of the plant return to dressing area to remove contaminated protective gear. Another team of technicians dons protective gear in preparation for entering the restricted areas. Technicians are assisted by health physics personnel.
Anchor in Los Angeles reads news about accident at Three Mile Island nuclear station in Pennsylvania. He gives details of the accident. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Report about the accident. Aerial view of the TMI plant. Nuclear Regulatory Commission command post established. Inspection and enforcement trailers parked at the station. Evaluation done by NRC personnel. Pocket dosimeters and Film badges used by NRC staff are shown on table. Man works in a mobile laboratory. NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) member observes coordinated activities at control panel. Members work at NRC communication center. Machines inside the plant. Men stand while daily briefing. Data and information exchanged by members of investigating DOE and state agencies. Environmental briefing visiting personnel at station. Dr. Harold Denton of NRC and Governor of Pennsylvania Dick Thornburgh address journalists.
A Titan missile in vertical test position on the Denver test island. (This complex, contained captive test stands where the completed missiles' rocket engines could be test fired under controlled conditions.)
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