Plutonium, the killer?
“Silkwood,” which will start at the Savoy tomorrow, is the true story of Karen Silkwood and an account of alleged corruption and cover up at an Oklahoma plutonium plant. Meryl Streep plays the woman in the title role who decides to talk when she becomes convinced the company is taking irresponsible risks with radioactive materials. But Karen Silkwood never made it to an appointment with a “New York Times” reporter. She died when her car plunged off the road on the way; she was found to be dangerously contaminated with radiation. Was it an accident or was she murdered?
A United States Supreme Court decision last year reinstated a SIOM damages award to the family of Karen Silkwood. It marked the first time a United States court has required a corporation to pay damages to a citizen because of radiation exposure.
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Press, 12 July 1984, Page 10
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