ENERGY PLANT EMPLOYEES SOUGHT FOR MEDICAL TESTS; TEAM SCREENING FOR POSSIBLE HEALTH PROBLEMS IN WORKERS

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Monday, May 17, 1999

PADUCAH, Ky. -- Workers at a Paducah plant that processes uranium for the U.S. Department of Energy may have been exposed to low-level radiation, toxic chemicals and asbestos before the advent of stringent safety rules in 1980.

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