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Windscale fire: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: Independent - Thomas Tuohy: Windscale manager who doused the flames of the 1957 fire. Mar 20, 2024
Anniversary information added. Oct 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Independent - Thomas Tuohy: Windscale manager who doused the flames of the 1957 fire. Nov 10, 2015
Changed title. Dec 17, 2013
Added information that Windscale cleanup would end in 2015. Mar 22, 2011
Article title changed from "Windscale" to "Windscale accident." Mar 22, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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