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Windscale Fire - First Public Nuclear Disaster

On October 10th, 1957, a nuclear reactor fire broke out at Windscale in the UK becoming the first nuclear disaster to directly impact the public. Long before Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and the Chernobyl disaster, This [HALF-LIFE HISTORY] is the true story of the Windscale nuclear fire, the attempted government cover-up and the legacy it created.

English
  • Originally Aired April 18, 2026
  • Runtime 20 minutes
  • Production Code EGas-5BUbnk
  • Network YouTube
  • On Other Sites Official Website
  • Created April 19, 2026 by
    TVDB-Editor123
  • Modified April 21, 2026 by
    shriek