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Dentists - Doctors - Inventors - Medicine - Science

Oct. 10, 1957 - Sir William Penney heads InQuiry team at Wildscale. Following Radio active dust leak: Sir William Penney is leader of the atomic expert team - how inquiring into the recent happenings at Windscale Plutonium factory - in which radio-active dust escaped from the 500 ft high chimneys.All milk in the area has been banned from distribution.. Sir William yesterday called for an R.A.F. helicopter to hover over the plants with special equipment - to test for radio activity. Photo shows Sir William Penny (left) with his inquiry team - professor J.M. Kay; Mr. D.E.H. Pierson; Dr. B.S.J. Schonland and professor Jack Diamond

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Atomic Banned Distribution Escaped Expert Happenings Hover Inquiring Inquiry Leak Penney Pierson Plutonium R.a.f Radio-active Recent Windscale


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