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Sellafield leak

Title
Sellafield leak
Genre
Interview
TX Date
16 Sep 1992
Year of production
1992
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Duration
00:01:29
Description
Telephone interview with Bill Anderton, British Nuclear Fuels (BNF), about a plutonium leak at the Sellafield re-processing plant in Cumbria. It’s claimed BNF initially indicated the plant would only be shut down for a few days when in fact it won’t be operating for a month but Anderton says safety systems contained the spillage, there was no external leak, and they’ve nothing to hide. Male interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Bill Anderton
Keywords
Accidents; Nuclear safety; Nuclear reactors; Plutonium; Sellafield; Cumbria; BNF

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