The Windscale fire of 10 October 1957 was the worst nuclear accident in the United Kingdom's history, and one of the worst in the world, ranked in severity at level 5 out of 7 on the International Nuclear …

Windscale fire, accident in 1957 at the Windscale nuclear reactor facility and plutonium-production plant in the county of Cumberland (now part of Cumbria), in northwestern England, that was the United …

In October 1957, a fire began in a plutonium-producing reactor in Cumbria. This would become known as the Windscale Fire, a Level Five nuclear accident. In 1957, the UK suffered the worst nuclear …

Apr 3, 2025 · On 10 October 1957, a fire raged out of control for three days in one of the reactors of the Windscale power station, in northwestern England. The result was the worst nuclear accident in …

The Windscale Piles closed for good, and an investigation by Sir Alexander Fleck prompted the 1971 creation of the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB).

The fire which occurred the 10th of October 1957 on the Windscale site along the Irish Sea in England is an accident of the British military nuclear program at its beginnings.

At its worst, nearly 11 tonnes of uranium were on fire; releasing radioactive materials every second it burnt. Operators first tried to put out the fire by running fans at maximum speed – this caused the fire …

The fire at the two-pile Windscale facility in Cumberland (now Sellafield, Cumbria), was a classic case of industrial mismanagement leading to deadly consequences, except that this incident was embroiled …

Mar 30, 2025 · When a routine procedure went wrong in October 1957, a fire broke out atthe Windscale nuclear power station in Cumbria, UK. By the time it was putout, radiation had been sent across …

Dec 22, 2005 · In 1957, the graphite moderator of one of the air-cooled plutonium production reactors at Windscale (now Sellafield), had a fire which resulted in the first significant release of radioactive …