Windscale accident anniversary

Title

Windscale accident anniversary

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

10 Oct 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:44

Description

Report on the anniversary of an accident at Windscale (later Sellafield) nuclear power station in Cumbria in 10/57; includes interviews with Phil Reed(?), CORE; John O’Shaughnessy(?), BNFL; Energy Secretary, Cecil Parkinson. Reporter not identified.

Contributors

Cecil Parkinson; John O’Shaughnessy(?); Phil Reed(?)

Keywords

Accidents; Nuclear energy; Nuclear power stations; Anti-nuclear movements; Nuclear safety; Windscale; BNFL; Anniversaries; Sellafield; CORE (anti-nuclear group)

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