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title: "2 Breach Quotes By William Scranton"
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> [None of us are nuclear experts, but we know that if there is a melt-down and breach of containment, that's clearly the most odious thing that could happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/none-of-us-are-nuclear-experts-but-we-know-that-if-there-is-a-melt/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/william-scranton-23646_breach_none-of-us-are-nuclear-experts-but-we-kn_2710630.png)

> [All of the information that we were getting up to that time from the NRC people, from our people who knew something about nuclear power, was that the breach of the core was not a likelihood to happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/all-of-the-information-that-we-were-getting-up-to-that-time-from-the/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

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## Other authors on Breach

## More by William Scranton

> [And I remember walking in there and, I must say, I was quite unnerved the closer I got to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/and-i-remember-walking-in-there-and-i-must-say-i-was-quite-unnerved/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [I was scheduled to give my first official press conference that morning anyway, 'cause I was chairman of the Governors Energy Council and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/i-was-scheduled-to-give-my-first-official-press-conference-that/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [There were schools and hospitals who were ready to take people with undescribed injuries, but not necessarily ready to take people with severe radiation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/there-were-schools-and-hospitals-who-were-ready-to-take-people-with/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [Obviously, I'm not looking in the core of the reactor, but I am looking at what, at that time, was considered the source of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/obviously-i-m-not-looking-in-the-core-of-the-reactor-but-i-am-looking/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and EPA, et cetera, had worked out what allowable releases are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/the-nuclear-regulatory-commission-and-epa-et-cetera-had-worked-out/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [You're feeling the responsibility for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people on your shoulder in a way that I couldn't feel as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/you-re-feeling-the-responsibility-for-hundreds-of-thousands-if-not/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [What I had said in the morning was that this is what we know has happened, but there has been no significant off-site release.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/what-i-had-said-in-the-morning-was-that-this-is-what-we-know-has/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [They're calling their Washington sources at the NRC or in Congress and they're not hesitating to give their opinion, but their opinion, frankly, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/they-re-calling-their-washington-sources-at-the-nrc-or-in-congress/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [Another very strong image from the first day was giving my initial press conference in the morning - going down and finding out that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/another-very-strong-image-from-the-first-day-was-giving-my-initial/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [By Thursday morning, we'd gotten over the worst of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/by-thursday-morning-we-d-gotten-over-the-worst-of-it/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [It took me 45 minutes to get in all of the suits and putting all the dosimeters on me so that they knew how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/it-took-me-45-minutes-to-get-in-all-of-the-suits-and-putting-all-the/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [And it was at that point that I realized, in fact, our whole administration realized, that we could not rely on Metropolitan Edison for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/and-it-was-at-that-point-that-i-realized-in-fact-our-whole/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [There are allowable limits for radiation going - I mean there's radiation all around us. There's radiation from your television set. There's radiation from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/there-are-allowable-limits-for-radiation-going-i-mean-there-s/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [My time inside there was very short compared to the amount of time it took to take on and take off this suit and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/my-time-inside-there-was-very-short-compared-to-the-amount-of-time-it/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

> [None of us knew what this power plant looked like. We had no schematic drawing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-scranton/none-of-us-knew-what-this-power-plant-looked-like-we-had-no-schematic/)

[William Scranton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-scranton/)

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