ID:

288

Date:

2006-12-07

Headline:

Daughter peels layers of secrecy from Mound worker's death

Reporter's name:

Tom Beyerlein

Delay/denial:

No

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

Dayton Daily News

City:

Dayton, OH

Summary:

An Ohio woman is using FOIA in her mission to learn more about the death of her father, who worked during the Cold War in a plant manufacturing polonium triggers for nuclear weapons, the Dayton Daily News reported. The woman has amassed a file cabinet and computer full of documents about her father's work.

Keywords:

nuclear weapons, Cold War, polonium, radium, beryllium

URL:

http://mo.daytondailynews.com/o/content/oh/story/news/special-reports/piketon/2006/11/13/ddn111306pkjerison.html

Agencies:

DOE

States:

OH

Categories:

nuclear safety