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Bang Goes the Theory: Series 5

Liz Bonnin

Dallas Campbell

Jem Stansfield

Yan Wong

Paul King

Dermot Caulfield

Bang Goes the Theory: Series 5: Episode 8

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Following the Fukushima radiation scare, the team turns its attention to nuclear power.

Science series. The team examines nuclear power. Jem Stansfield climbs into a reaction chamber to show how a nuclear power station works and looks at the Fukushima radiation scare.

In the aftermath of the Fukushima radiation scare, the team turns its attention to nuclear power. Jem climbs into a reaction chamber to explain how a nuclear power station works and what happened in Japan. Meanwhile, Dallas investigates the clean-up operation for radioactive waste, and Liz looks at what radiation does to the human body.

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