the former name of a
nuclear power plant in Cumberland,
England, that on October 8, 1957, was the
scene of a serious
fire that
burned for sixteen hours before it was put out. The
disaster spread large amounts of
radiation over 200
square miles around the
plant, and for some months,
milk and other foodstuff in this
area had to be destroyed as a result of contamination. A number of fatalities caused by long-
term exposure to
radiation were also later admitted and the name of the
plant was changed.
the name and location of a
nuclear plant (now called Sellafield) in
England, 300 miles northwest of
London, where in 1957 a
uranium fuel
element burst, causing a
uranium fire and a
major release of
radiation into the atmosphere.
Fallout from the accident was measured in Ireland,
London, Mol (Belgium) and
Frankfurt.