Mile Island’s nuclear power plant, operators say they will open in 2027, a year ahead of schedule, and that the plant will not only power AI, but that AI will help run the plant. (AP Video: Ted Shaffr ...

The reopening — among the first instances nationwide of a nuclear reactor restarting after it closed — is on track for as ...

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Pieces of Three Mile Island to be preserved for history. The plant’s control panel and a model of the reactor core will be preserved, as well as signs, maps, and photos from the time of TMI-2’s ...

But in March of 1979, a meltdown occurred at Three Mile Island's nuclear plant. There were no casualties, and there was no lingering environmental damage. But the incident spooked the nation.

FILE - Shown are the unit 2 cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa., Monday, May 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) ...

Constellation said Friday the company has a 20-year deal with Microsoft to restore the Three Mile Island's Unit 1 nuclear power reactor, the site of an infamous nuclear power meltdown.

Photo: Jerry Mennenga/Zuma Press/Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images. ... Three Mile Island’s city-scale power generator and massive concrete cooling towers now epitomize digital energy realities.

FILE PHOTO: Three Mile Island nuclear plant incident - President Jimmy Carter, second from left, visits the nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pa., USA, April 4, 1979.

On March 28, 1979, Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 was the site of the worst commercial nuclear power incident in U.S. history, sparking a national debate over the technology.

But in March of 1979, a meltdown occurred at Three Mile Island's nuclear plant. There were no casualties, and there was no lingering environmental damage . But the incident spooked the nation.