Breakdowns of power systems and plants that shaped the way the public and regulators saw energy security, including the Northeast blackout of 1965 and the Three Mile Island accident of 1979. A milestone belongs here when its cited article describes a large blackout or plant accident in this period. It excludes the oil supply crisis and the later accidents at Chernobyl and Fukushima. Both events led to new rules for reliability, inspection and emergency response.
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Northeast blackout of 1965 (Wikipedia)
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The northeast blackout of 1965 was a significant disruption in the supply of electricity on Tuesday, November 9, 1965, affecting parts of Ontario in Canada and Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont in the United States.
Three Mile Island accident - Wikipedia
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The reactor accident began at 4:00 a.m. on March 28, 1979, and released radioactive gases and radioactive iodine into the environment.
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