Windscale Fire
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| Non-fatal injuries | Estimated 240 additional cases of thyroid cancer |
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| Outcome | INES |
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| ID | 730837 |
About Windscale Fire
The Windscale fire of 10 October 1957 was the worst nuclear accident in Great Britain's history, ranked in severity at level 5 out of a possible 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale. The fire took place in Unit 1 of the two-pile Windscale facility on the northwest coast of England in Cumberland.
Windscale fire Photos
