Karen Gay Silkwood (February 19, 1946 – November 13, 1974) was an American laboratory technician and labor union activist known for reporting concerns about corporate practices …

Nov 9, 2025 · Karen Silkwood was an American laboratory technician and activist who attempted to expose the safety violations and negligence at Kerr-McGee’s Cimarron River nuclear …

Nov 14, 2024 · ABC Audio's new podcast series reexamines the mysterious death of the whistleblower Karen Silkwood, a 28-year-old plutonium plant worker who died in a fatal 1974 …

Nov 12, 2024 · Silkwood became a member of the union's bargaining committee and was given the role of monitoring the plant's health and safety practices. Through this, Silkwood found …

Nov 13, 2024 · Upon learning of the 2014 table and display, Silkwood’s daughter contacted Beyond Nuclear, expressing her thanks. We were very honored and privileged by her gesture. …

Nov 8, 2024 · A longtime nuclear expert recounts the efforts he and his wife, Kitty Tucker, made in seeking justice for Karen Silkwood, a union activist at a plutonium fuel fabrication plant whose …

On November 13, 1974, 28-year-old Karen Silkwood is killed in a car accident near Crescent, Oklahoma, north of Oklahoma City. Silkwood worked as a technician at a plutonium plant …

Karen Silkwood died on November 13, 1974 in a fatal one-car crash. Since then, her story has achieved worldwide fame as the subject of many books, magazine and newspaper articles, …

Apr 10, 2025 · Remembering Karen Silkwood's Legacy The nuclear contamination cleanup is expected to continue until 2032, but there are always possibilities of extending this timeline …

Silkwood is a 1983 American biographical drama film directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, and Cher. The screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen was adapted …