Looks like this show aired in September 1975, when nuclear waste disposal was a very hot topic in the UK. A year later when the Kyshtym disaster (1957 explosion caused by improper nuclear waste storage) was first recounted, John Hill (UK atomic energy czar) called the accounts “rubbish” and “science fiction”. I wonder if he ever voiced an opinion about the Space 1999 episode? Seems like it must have raised some hackles.
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