Meltdown: A Race Against Nuclear Disaster at Three Mile Island
by Hampton, Wilborn
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AR Book Level
7.7
AR Points
3
Word Count
18,586
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
54169 EN
About this book
"Meltdown: A Race Against Nuclear Disaster at Three Mile Island" recounts the 1979 nuclear accident at the Three Mile Island power plant in Pennsylvania through the perspective of a United Press International reporter who covered the event. The book provides an hour-by-hour account of the crisis as the reactor core began to melt and emergency workers struggled to contain the situation. It details the confusion among plant operators, the evacuation of nearby residents, and the media's role in reporting the unfolding disaster.