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While the commercial nuclear accident at Three Mile Island may not directly have been #navalhistory, the accident had a profound effect on the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program both in 1979 and today. On March 28, 1979 in Middletown, Pa., the Unit 2 reactor partially melted down resulting in the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history. In the wake of the accident, the Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production of the Committee on Science and Technology U.S. House of Representatives called upon Admiral Hyman G. Rickover to discuss his perspective on the incident. In his statement following the Three Mile Island Accident, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover outlined the safety record of the Naval Reactors Program (26 years accident free) and reviewed the 15 Principles of an effective and safe nuclear Program. Today, the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program still operates in accordance with these guiding principles, which is why the Program continues to operate safely and effectively with the support of the best possible people for the job. To learn more about the Three Mile Island accident and it's impact follow this link: https://ow.ly/Pf3J50QRloS

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