Episode
Horizon: Sizewell Under Pressure
Overview
Horizon investigates if Britain should build a United States designed nuclear power station that uses a pressurized water reactor at its core.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1983-01-10
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Sizewell Under Pressure is Episode 1 in 1983 of Horizon. It aired on 1983-01-10. The runtime is 60 min.
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