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Windscale fire

Major nuclear accident in the UK

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Feb 4, 2026

thyroid agenesis near nuclear reactors

released in nuclear accidents concentrates in the thyroid and has been causally linked with increased thyroid cancer and other radiation-induced thyroid diseases, particularly in children exposed duri...

Dec 2, 2025

Has Rosyth or other UK yards had past incidents of radioactive contamination from naval reactors?

Radioactive contamination linked to radium-containing luminous aircraft dials was discovered at Dalgety Bay in 1990 and more than 1,600 contaminated items have been removed from that foreshore over ye...