There were many anti-nuclear protests in the United States which captured national public attention during the 1970s and 1980s . These included the well-known Clamshell Alliance protests at Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant and the Abalone Alliance protests at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant , where thousands of protesters were arrested . Other large protests followed the 1979 Three Mile Island accident
Three Mile Island accident
Three Mile Island accident
Anti-nuclear movement in the United States