Question

what event caused the united states to slow its construction of nuclear power plants in the 1980s? A.discovery of new oil reserves, B.an end to the OPEC embargo, C. the accident a three mile island, D. peace in the middle east

Answer 1

the accident at 3 mile island

Answer 2

The correct answer is letter C, the accident at Three-Mile Island. Such incident that occurred on March 28, 1979 change the way how USA constructed and operated power plants the following year. This accident was the most serious accident in USA's commercial nuclear power plants making them change policies and laws about building such massive structures again.