The Sierra Club , the Audubon Society and environmentalist Barry Commoner opposed the issuance of a construction permit for the Shoreham plant . The plant drew considerable opposition after the 1979 Three Mile Island accident and the 1986 Chernobyl disaster , resulting in delays and cost increases before New York Governor Mario Cuomo ordered purchasing and decommissioning of the plant . The state would ultimately take over LILCO also
Three Mile Island accident
Three Mile Island accident
Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant