Windscale 1957

Description:

"In 1957 one of the two reactors built at Windscale, in Cumbria, England, to produce plutonium for bombs was destroyed by fire, in the world's first major nuclear accident. This book - using official papers, scientific reports and much first-hand evidence - tells of those who designed, built and operated the reactors. It describes the fire of fifty years ago, and what followed, and considers its causes, effects and enduring political significance."--Jacket.

subjects: Accidents,  British Nuclear Fuels Limited,  British Nuclear Fuels Limited. Windscale Works,  Nuclear facilities,  British Nuclear Fuels (Firm). Windscale Works,  British Nuclear Fuels (Firm),  Nuclear industry, great britain,  Nuclear reactor accidents,  Nuclear power plants,  Windscale Nuclear Laboratories,  Nuclear industry,  Radioactive Hazard Release,  History,  Nuclear Reactors,  Power Plants

Places: England,  Sellafield Region