Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield

Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield

59 mins | Documentary | Nov. 4, 2015

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.

Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield

59 mins | Documentary | Nov. 4, 2015

Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield
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.
Producers BBC
Original title Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield
Directors Tim Usborne
Writers

Cast

Jim Al-Khalili

as Himself - Presenter