Windscale fire, Nuclear disaster in the United Kingdom
The Windscale fire was a major incident of radioactive contamination.
Occurring in 1957, it was the worst nuclear accident in Great Britain's history.
The event raised awareness about nuclear safety and environmental concerns.
Windscale is now named Sellafield, housing nuclear decommissioning activities.
The accident released an estimated 740 terabecquerels of iodine-131 into the environment.
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