Record #:

9303

Author(s):

Bell, Mae Woods

Abstract:

On March 28, 1979, a malfunctioning valve at Three Mile Island Nuclear Facility caused the shutdown of two water pumps. Harold Denton, Rocky Mount native and Director of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Office of Reactor Regular, was the man who maintained composure and control and eased the nerves of people in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Today, people still stop Denton and ask for his autograph.\r\n

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 47 Issue 10, Mar 1980, p8-10, 36, il, por

Subject(s):

Nuclear power plants--accidents; Nuclear reactor accidents