During World War II, the government built the Hanford Nuclear Weapons Reservation to produce plutonium for military
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During World War II, the government built the Hanford Nuclear Weapons Reservation to produce plutonium for military purposes. It asked DuPont to run it, which it reluctantly did to help the war effort. This facility helped build the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. The plutonium production emitted 1-131, known as radioiodine, known to have adverse health effects. In the 1980s, more than 2,000 people sued under a theory of strict liability, claiming that the radioactive emissions cause them thyroid cancer and other forms of cancer. DuPont argued that running the Hanford facility was not an abnormally dangerous activity. Should DuPont be liable? Explain why.
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Law for Business
ISBN: 978-1259722325
13th edition
Authors: A. James Barnes, Terry M. Dworkin, Eric L. Richards