The Plutonium Incident

The Plutonium Incident

1980 · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, TV Movie

A plutonium plant employee becomes the target of management, as well as union harassment, when she tries to blow the whistle on the company for negligent safety procedures, and she soon finds her life in peril.

Directed by Richard Michaels · Written by Dalene Young

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