Badge - Stop Nuclear Waste Transport Through London

Object

Badge

Production date

c. 1981

Object number

2024.324

Physical Description

Circular badge, yellow background with red text and red radioactive symbol.

Object history

Badge criticising the transport of flasks of nuclear waste by rail through London by British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL), and the safety risks to residents from accidents or terrorist attacks. The GLC created four different designs of billboards placed around London invited people to ‘spot the nuclear train.’ One of these featured a photograph of one of these trains crossing the Hackney Central bridge over Mare Street.

Associated Event

Anti-Nuclear Movement in Hackney

Associated Organisation

CND (Campaign for nuclear disarmament) (Sold by)

Associated Person

Dinah Morley (Owner)
Mike Davis (Owner)

Material

Metal

Plastics

Dimension

Diameter: 45mm

On display?

Inscription

STOP
NUCLEAR WASTE
TRANSPORT
THROUGH LONDON