The Hanford Plaintiffs - Voices from the Fight for Atomic Justice

The Hanford Plaintiffs introduces, with historical context, the stories of infants, children, and young adults exposed to Hanford's airborne and river-borne radioactive fallout. These are the stories of personal injury plaintiffs In re Hanford Nuclear Reservation Litigation (In re Hanford), the Hanford Downwinder litigation.

About the author

Trisha T. Pritikin is a lawyer and president of the Board of Directors of Consequences of Radiation Exposure (CORE) Museum and Archives, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase public awareness of the human toll of exposure to ionizing radiation. She lives in Berkeley, California.

Summary

For more than four decades, the Hanford nuclear weapons facility in Washington State secretly blanketed much of the Pacific Northwest with low-dose ionizing radiation, the byproduct of plutonium production. Trisha Pritikin tells the devastating story of those who were harmed in Hanford's wake and, seeking justice, were subjected to more suffering.

Product details

• Authors: Trisha T Pritikin, Trisha T. Pritikin
• Publisher: University Press Of Kansas
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780700629046
• ISBN: 978-0-7006-2904-6
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 227 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 564 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Steuer- und Abgabenrecht, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Legal Reference / Law Profession, LAW / Taxation, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare