Windscale Piles By: Emma Roberts

What Happened? October 10, 1957 Graphite core caught fire, releasing substantial amounts of radioactive material. The accident was considered the worst, until Chernobyl.

Influences? Creating more radioactive material “Wigner” release made the increasing amounts catch on fire Put blowers on to stop the fire, but instead, made the fire spread

Is it likely to recur? It happened on a race to produce a working weapon, so yes. #1

Common Resources? Air - release of radioactive material through chimneys Land - the milk of the cows in the nearby countryside had to be thrown out because of the material. Water - the milk was then diluted and thrown into the Irish Sea

Environmental Factors Biotic: Thyroid Cancer Abiotic: High radiation Toxic waste from the milk Water & Air contaminated

Rules & Regulations? United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has plans of decommissioning, disassembling, and cleaning up nuclear accidents. I would set up a law that you can’t go past the recommended amount of radioactive material in a reactor.

Summary Although this wasn’t as bad as it could have been, it still damaged many resources. It showed that although you want to be first, you should not put the risk on the land and people surrounding it in danger.

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