Repeated radiation warnings go unheeded at sensitive Idaho nuclear plant

The inhalation of plutonium by 16 workers is preceded and followed by other contamination incidents but the private contractor in charge suffers only a light penalty

by Patrick Malone, Peter Cary

Part Five of a Five Part Series.

See: Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four.

See also How We Got This Story.

Science Friday on NPR has interviewed one of the authors of this series, in a segment entitled "The Dangerous Work of Babysitting Bombs."