Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
nuclear test
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Sellafield_fire
Windscale Pile fire |
| gptkbp:cause |
overheating during annealing process
|
| gptkbp:cleanup |
decommissioning of Windscale Pile No. 1
|
| gptkbp:contains |
fire burned for three days
fire extinguished by water and carbon dioxide |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
10 October 1957
|
| gptkbp:hasFacility |
gptkb:Windscale_Pile_No._1
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Windscale fire (1957)
|
| gptkbp:impact |
worst nuclear accident in UK history
major changes in UK nuclear safety regulations |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Windscale,_Cumbria,_England
|
| gptkbp:longTermImpact |
increased cancer risk
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
initially covered up by government
|
| gptkbp:radioisotopesReleased |
gptkb:caesium-137
gptkb:polonium-210 iodine-131 |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Sellafield_nuclear_site
nuclear safety atomic weapons program |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
release of radioactive contamination
contamination of milk supply evacuation and destruction of milk |
| gptkbp:victim |
no immediate deaths
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cumbria_(county)
gptkb:Sellafield_Reprocessing_Plant_(UK) |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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