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Infamous Three Mile Island reactor, shut down since 1979, will be sold and dismantled

An energy services company that specializes in dismantling old nuclear reactors is negotiating to acquire Three Mile Island Unit 2, which was damaged and shut down after a notorious 1979 accident.

Three Mile Island, the worst commercial nuclear accident in American history, Friday February 22, 2019.
Three Mile Island, the worst commercial nuclear accident in American history, Friday February 22, 2019.Read moreDAVID SWANSON / Staff Photograph