Christian Science Monitor: Before Fukushima and before Chernobyl, the world got its first nuclear-power scare the one at Three Mile Island 35 years ago Saturday that is indelibly etched in global consciousness and the one that remains an impediment to a nuclear renaissance.
Around 4 a.m., a valve malfunctioned and Unit 2 suffered a loss of primary coolant, which caused a partial core meltdown. By 7 a.m., Harrisburg, just a few miles upriver, and the surrounding Pennsylvania countryside were awaking to a panic about a...