40s Plutonium Emissions Concealed
Government Slow to Correct Problem With Carcinogen, Data Shows
By R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writer
Officials at the Department of Energy, which now manages the nuclear weapons complex, knew of the forthcoming committee study when they decided last week to release details of Hanford plutonium production from- 1944 to 1960.
Senator John Glenn. . . says workers were unwarned
Staff writer Thomas W. Lippman contributed to this report