Windscale 1957: The Nuclear Winter

Name: Windscale 1957: The Nuclear Winter
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Tim Pigott-Smith

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StarringTim Pigott-Smith

DirectorIan Fisher

WriterIan Fisher

NR 50 minDocumentary

Plot

In October 1957, one of the Windscale nuclear reactors caught fire. It was the world's first nuclear accident, attributed to the rush to build atomic weapons. This programme highlights the mistakes leading to a nuclear event which, 40 years on, still takes second place only to Chernobyl.

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