Secrets of the Atomic City

Ron Fowler and Chuck Deuschle worked for decades at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, where they found operators hiding dangerous radiation and toxic-chemical exposures affecting staff and nearby residents. After whistleblowing, Fowler developed blood-clot complications and cancer; Deuschle suffers an autoimmune disease, and they allege other whistleblowers died from the same exposure. The plant will close in 2025, but a private firm intends to resume uranium enrichment, leading former workers to seek compensation and question safety for future employees.