The 1957 incident at the Windscale plutonium production facility in Cumbria, England, involved a fire in a graphite-moderated reactor. This event, among the earliest significant nuclear accidents, resulted in the release of... Read more »
The 1957 incident at the British plutonium production facility in Cumbria, England, involved a fire in a graphite-moderated reactor, releasing radioactive material into the atmosphere. This event, often ranked as the most... Read more »
