On the 8th of October 1957, the Windscale Nuclear Power Plant and plutonium production facility (United Kingdom) heating of the reactor number 1 got out of control resulting in rapture of uranium cartridges nearby. The released uranium oxidised and started a fire. This released iodine 131 into the environment resulting in government banning consumption of dairy products within 500 square kilometres around the plant.
22 pages about the topic. History and Biology research. the Research must cover, at a minimum, the details of the incident/topic (location, material involved, circumstances of release, extent of contamination), environmental effects, human health effects (actual, perceived, expected), and current and future status.
