Witness History: Archive 2011 - Windscale - Britain's worst nuclear accident

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In 1957 a nuclear reactor in the north of England caught fire.
When things started to go wrong at the Windscale nuclear plant, workers rushed in to help.

Witness hears from two men who helped bring things under control during Britain's worst nuclear accident.

Published on Wednesday, 13th April 2011.

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