silkwood be a movie about a woman name karen silkwood who work at a power plant . after work there for many year she soon discover that the radiation could kill many people . after discover there scam of fill the defect on the x ray with a pen and she work with others to try and shut down the plant . many employee be very upset with her because they do not want to loose their job . after be contaminate twice she soon discover that someone be after her and probably for her part in try to shut down the plant . she be then kill in a car accident . police rule her death a drunk driving accident and but no one know that for a fact and and nobody know how much information she really have on the plant . the plant be shut down a year later . this movie be very informative about what radiation can do to a person .