> The only reason this plant came to Pennsylvania at all was because of organized crime. In the 1970s, Metropolitan Edison had at first tried to build it in New Jersey. The Mob, which run thick in the local unions, threatened to sabotage the work site unless it got the...
-
-
Show this thread
-
> customary 1 percent kickback on total building cost -- which amounted to $7 million against $700 million. The power company pressed ahead anyway and began laying the foundations. Then, while the crane was lowering the 700-ton reactor core into the ground, some unknown...
Show this thread -
> construction worker dropped a literal wrench into the crane's workings. The message was clear: Pay up, or else the plant would be sabotaged in ways no one would ever know until it was too late. The power company promptly abandoned the site and decamped for a little spit of...
Show this thread -
> land in Pennsylvania. As a result, Reactor 2 was reconfigured at Three Mile Island within a mere ninety days, for a site it was never meant to occupy.
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.