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then we had the project to film the story at hanford. while we were there, we went far beyond what the script of the film was going to be an interviewed anybody i could identify, because i knew this was a moment in time that these participants, who were then in their mid to late 80's, with not live forever and we needed to capture them. >> whether any particular themes that started to emerge in the interview? cindy: it's interesting that the people all saw this as one of the most formative times in their lives. they were working on a project they were told would help in the war. many of them have brothers, uncles, fathers, or sisters and mothers who were involved in the front lines in your and -- in europe and sent to the pacific. they were in the heat of the battles. they felt that through this project they were going to help bring them home alive if they possibly could, so they were very dedicated, motivated, hard-working. it was a very intense experience. >> did you find any reluctance among some of the subjects you sought to intervie

in new mexico, oak ridge, tennessee, and hanford, washington.r 100 years, the city of hiroshima had garrison some of the japanese empire's finest troops. the city had never been subjected to actual bombing, but had been warned repeatedly. now it's army headquarters, barracks, and quartermaster depots, factories, mills, and shipyards were to feel the weight of the atom's destructive power. 21 days after the new mexico experiment, a b-29 was over hiroshima carrying an atomic bomb. at 8:15 in the morning of august 6, japanese time, the first atomic bomb struck an enemy target. this is zero point on hiroshima. the exact spot in which the bomb burst over enemy territory. at the junction of the matayashu and ota rivers. the atomic bomb was intentionally exploded well above its target in order to dissipate its radioactive material. the devastation you see here was caused by the explosion of the bomb above this zero point. only the strongest buildings are left standing. they are gutted. looking north from zero point, this is what was left. looking east,

it would get very hot, if you plug in an iron and you have a bad circuit that your going into the hanford the wire from the iron gets hot. the wire from the solenoid went right to a fuse in the tour packs. if that wire over heated it could ignite. there's probably half half a dozen things that could have gone wrong. you're sitting on 12-ton of high explosives in an airplane not built to do that. , with a lot of crappy circuit board and radio that is in primitive shape. it's amazing it did not happen more often. >> how did the family received the news of his death. >> it's very well documented, they received it at least according to memoirs of teddy kennedy, edward kennedy. they were in the port, jfk was still recovering from the pt 109 experience, back injured, all kinds of stomach problems. they are all sitting out on the porch, bing crosby crooning we will meet again was in the background, and two navy chaplains and a civilian priest came up the driveway and they knew what was going to be set. joe senior was in the bedroom at the time napping, his wife got him and according to teddy he

hanford, washington was selected for the location of refining the plutonium. dr. seaborg: we had been working with what you called tracer amounts, invisible amounts detected by its radioactivity, but we couldn't deduce the properties with certainty that way. we needed to work with actual w eighable amounts, and that is why we produced weighable amounts of plutonium in this way. the chemists working with me call this the ultra micro chemical weighable. >> slowly, the materials started --ing to los alamos in 1934 1944. all of the material came to po box 1663 in santa fe. all of the mail came to the same address in santa fe. 80's born at the base had their birth certificates delivered to that address, car insurance, letters, bills, and in the first and, 80 babies were born, by 1945, there were over 300 infants at the site. orderedlmost literally oppenheimer to stop the population explosion. the population doubled every nine months. water was scarce and the electricity was intermittent. the threat of structure fire was always in the back of everyone's mines. then ther

hanford, washington was selected for the location of refining the plutonium. -- ond depended as much a chemical separation as the reactors. the chemistry was seaborg's, scaled up from his micro chemical work. dr. seaborg: we had been working with what you called tracer amounts, invisible amounts detected by its radioactivity, but we couldn't deduce the chemical properties with certainty that way. we needed to work with actual ponderable weighable amounts, , and that is why we produced weighable amounts of plutonium in this way. this meant we had to work, and i say we, the chemists working with me, on what they call an ultra-micro chemical scale. narrator: slowly, the materials started coming to los alamos in september, 1944. for those in loss elements who were not part of the project, life continued. all of the material came to po box 1663 in santa fe. everyone have the same address. babies born at the lab had it as their place of birth. it was the address on driver's licenses, bank accounts, income tax returns, and insurance policies. los alamos was an army post, one that had more c

and this information has been referred to the local district attorneys office here in hanford, so we can address your concerns. i want to make sure you understand why you're going to be detained here and the d.a. process. do you have any other concerns, sir? >> this -- it's just -- >> do you have any other concerns? >> no other concerns, besides the fact that -- >> thank you. you have a nice day. >> it seems it's going to be overlooked again. >> ed duane's cellmate and co-defendant in the murder case is more outspoken with his displeasure about the charges. >> that man right there is part of it. that's the man right there. captain fields. you can take a picture of him. >> you know you're wrong. >> what did i do? >> you know you're wrong, fields. you know me and these four brothers haven't done anything. you know that. there is no way possible. i showed you the time restraints. >> while i was at smith's cell door, his cellmate took the opportunity to vent a little bit on me, and understanding that these inmates need the opportunity to vent, he took his opportunity. >> i've come to you