After Chernobyl: Closer to Home

Synopsis

Looks at nuclear safety in the UK in the wake of the opinions of people about nuclear safety after the Chenobyl disaster asking if such an incident could happen here and if so, how emergency plans and services would cope. Uses as an example one of Britain’s latest nuclear plants - Hartlepool in Teesside, which is hemmed in by a huge petrochemical complex, and nearly a million people live in the vicinity. Yet Hartlepool has the smallest evacuation zone in the western world.

Series

Horizon, Series

Language

English

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1987

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 13 April 1987.

Subjects

Health & safety

Keywords

nuclear hazards; nuclear power industries; United Kingdom

Credits

Producer

Christopher Riley

Writer

Christopher Riley

Contributor

Christopher Woolley; Robin Brightwell

Cast

Paul Vaughan

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’