Windscale 1957: The Nuclear Winter
Windscale 1957: The Nuclear Winter
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.
Country: GB
Genre: Documentary
Release: 1996-01-01
Director: Ian Fisher
Production: Border Television
Cast: Tim Pigott-Smith
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