Impact on the idea of Nuclear Energy

"On April 26, 1979, Governor Jerry Brown of California said the nation should give up completely on nuclear power as a future energy source rather than speed up the nuclear plant licensing procedures..."

~ Effects of the accident at TMI on the mental health and behavior responses of the general population and the nuclear owrkers Page 12/28: UNT Digital Library

This quote shows that the accident has changed the minds of many officials and groups; making them move toward the anti-nuclear idea of it being too risky and destructive.