Life in Beckworth » nuclear power http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth Bringing you the (almost) everyday comings and goings of the residents of Beckworth, a typical English market town. Informing you about their lives through the mediums of words, images, an interactive map and stereophonic sound recordings Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 It’s Natural Disaster Day http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/tourist-information/its-natural-disaster-day/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/tourist-information/its-natural-disaster-day/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:28:48 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=5666 Continue reading →]]> Dear all. Just a reminder that today is International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction and the town’s beloved nuclear power plant is throwing open it’s doors to visitors. The aim is to show how poorly prepared it is for any likely disasters. And leaks. There will be demonstrations on how quickly they can abandon the plant if it’s bombed by terrorists or if a runaway truck drives into it. You can dress in nuclear overalls (and wear a nuclear helmet) like a real nuclear worker and even eat nuclear food in the nuclear canteen. For one day only nowhere is off limits! There will be guided tours around the reactor, you’ll be shown nuclear fission (I’ve no idea what that is but it sounds like great fun) and selected lucky people will be able to ride on lorries to see how “spent fuel rods” are disposed off at the local recycling centre. Yours Natalie Clifton, Tourist Information

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(Above) Today a lucky few will get to see nuclear fission inside our local reactor

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