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How to Dismantle a Nuclear Power Station

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07/01/2015

BBC Radio 4 - How to Dismantle a Nuclear Power Station

Radio 4 explores just what is involved in dismantling a nuclear power plant.

In 2015, the UK's final Magnox nuclear power reactor will close. Radio 4 looks at what it takes to dismantle a nuclear power station.

This year, the UK's final Magnox nuclear power reactor will cease operations. It's the end of an era for this British technology. It powered the world's first industrial-scale nuclear power station at Calder Hall in Cumbria in 1956, but more efficient alternatives have left it behind.

Just as Britain once excelled in nuclear innovation, now the country's top engineers and scientists are devising fresh approaches to dealing with our radioactive legacy. In this programme, Radio 4 looks at what it takes to dismantle a nuclear power station.

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