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Plutonium

History Science Health

Cold War, Hot Mess

After decades of mismanaging its nuclear waste, the US Department of Energy wrestles with its toxic legacy.

Lois Parshley Virginia Quarterly Review Oct 2021 40min Permalink

Crime Science

Karen Silkwood — Dead Because She Knew Too Much?

She was a young plutonium worker whose Honda Civic Hatchback ran off the road and smashed into the wall of a concrete culvert. In her trunk were manila folders full of documents, which immediately went missing.

Howard Kohn Rolling Stone Jan 1977 50min Permalink