A disaster waiting to happen Sellafield is one of Europe's largest nuclear facilities, located in Cumbria, UK. It plays a significant role in managing and processing radioactive materials, handling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On October 10, 1957, a hidden disaster unfolded at the Windscale nuclear facility in the coastal town of Cumbria, Northwest ...

A remotely-operated rescue robot capable of withstanding hazardous environments has been evaluated at the UK's Sellafield nuclear site. Designed and manufactured by British engineering firm Forth, the ...

On October 10, 1957, a hidden disaster unfolded at the Windscale nuclear facility in the coastal town of Cumbria, Northwest England. Initially undetected, a fire erupted in one of the two reactors ...