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'''Wenley Moor nuclear research facility''' was a nuclear power research centre built in the late [[20th century]] at [[Wenley Moor]]. | '''Wenley Moor nuclear research facility''' was a nuclear power research centre built in the late [[20th century]] at [[Wenley Moor]]. | ||
After a series of power drains occurred, [[ | After a series of power drains occurred, [[UNIT]] went there to investigate, and [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] later summoned the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]] for help. The [[Silurian]]s had caused the power drains. The Silurians operated nearby and had woken up from hibernation after their predicted end of the world event millions of years prior to the incident. The Silurians attempted to infect the people there with a [[Silurian virus|virus]] that would end the human race, but a cure was found and later mass produced with the the Doctor and Liz' help. They were also responsible for mental breakdowns. They wanted to use the nuclear facility to power a [[molecular disperser]] to end the human race, but their plans were thwarted again when the Doctor and Liz overloaded the disperser. The nuclear research facility was subsequently shut down after the plague outbreak. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') | ||
After the failure of the Wenley Moor nuclear research facility, among other incidents, was publicised by the journalist [[James Stevens]] in his "Bad Science" series of articles in the ''[[Daily Chronicle]]'', [[Harold Wilson]]'s position as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] became untenable and the [[Labour Party]] lost the [[general election]] in [[June]] [[1970]] to the [[Conservative Party|Conservatives]], led by [[Edward Heath]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | After the failure of the Wenley Moor nuclear research facility, among other incidents, was publicised by the journalist [[James Stevens]] in his "Bad Science" series of articles in the ''[[Daily Chronicle]]'', [[Harold Wilson]]'s position as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] became untenable and the [[Labour Party]] lost the [[general election]] in [[June]] [[1970]] to the [[Conservative Party|Conservatives]], led by [[Edward Heath]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
[[Category:Power stations]] | [[Category:Power stations]] | ||
[[Category:Locations visited by the Third Doctor]] | [[Category:Locations visited by the Third Doctor]] | ||
