What Effect Did TMI Have to the Future of Nuclear Power in the US?
An initial rise in public distrust
“Gallup polls found that 66% of the population thought nuclear power to be unsafe in April 1979, only 50% continued to feel that way in January 1980.”(Stephens 1980.)
The Public started to accept the potential for a nuclear power plant accident after a few years.
More then 20 anti-nuclear groups have been formed since the accident at TMI.