Windscale

/ ˈwɪndˌskeɪl /

noun

the former name of Sellafield

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CEO Jason Kingsley tells BBC Newsbeat he was walking in the Lake District when the idea of using the real-life Windscale story "as a trigger point for a fictionalised version of the disaster" began to take shape.

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Windscale was eventually renamed Sellafield and produced nuclear power until 2003.

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Although the Windscale fire was "very serious", Jason says it's not something that is especially well-remembered, even among locals.

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Oliver says he's glad the game has taken its inspiration from Windscale and is drawing attention to the area, as well as switching locals on to their history.