Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield (2015)

ALL 11/04/2015 (en) Documentary 59 Min
  • Release
    11/04/2015
  • Production
    BBC
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  • Original title
    Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield
  • Original language
    en
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Overview

Lying on the remote north west coast of England is one of the most secret places in the country - Sellafield, the most controversial nuclear facility in Britain. Now, Sellafield are letting nuclear physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili and the television cameras in to discover the real story. Inside, Jim encounters some of the most dangerous substances on earth, reveals the nature of radiation and even attempts to split the atom. He sees inside a nuclear reactor, glimpses one of the rarest elements in the world - radioactive plutonium - and even subjects living tissue to deadly radiation. Ultimately, the film reveals Britain's attempts - past, present and future - to harness the almost limitless power of the atom.

  1. Tim Usborne

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield (2015) 59 Min

ALL 11/04/2015 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 11/04/2015
  • Production
    BBC
  • Original title Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Lying on the remote north west coast of England is one of the most secret places in the country - Sellafield, the most controversial nuclear facility in Britain. Now, Sellafield are letting nuclear physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili and the television cameras in to discover the real story. Inside, Jim encounters some of the most dangerous substances on earth, reveals the nature of radiation and even attempts to split the atom. He sees inside a nuclear reactor, glimpses one of the rarest elements in the world - radioactive plutonium - and even subjects living tissue to deadly radiation. Ultimately, the film reveals Britain's attempts - past, present and future - to harness the almost limitless power of the atom.

  1. Tim Usborne

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer