Windscale Pile 1 chimney

No. 4367 of 4,424 in the Lake District, No. 1133 for history. History, 30.6 km from Keswick, just outside the Lake District National Park.

The ruined chimney of Windscale Pile 1, a former nuclear reactor.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-10-30).

Facts

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