October 10, 1957 – Windscale fire

Sixty nine years ago, on this day, October 10th, 1957, Problems of atmospheric diffusion and pollution were also tackled in the late 1950s, notably an investigation into the incidence of sulphur dioxide pollution near a generating station of the Central Electricity Authority. And a very serious occurrence was the serious fire that occurred in the nuclear reactor … Continue reading October 10, 1957 – Windscale fire