Little did we know how bad things really were. In fact, it wasn't until the Clinton administration that the federal government knew that we were killing thousands of workers in the name of national security with diseases such as emphysema, lung cancer, asbestosis, beryllium disease. According to experts, over half of the 10,000 workers who were employed at Piketon are at risk of occupational illnesses from radiation and chemical exposures. Read Full Story By Jordan spewingforth.blogspot.comThe Dayton Daily News is running a three-part series on the worker and environmental devastation caused by our government to cold war nuclear workers at the Piketon plant. (The first two parts are here and here.)
