Synopsis
Nuclear physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili uncovers the story of the Sellafield nuclear facility.
- Programme: Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2015
- Physics
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