. >> that greenacre is here in the valley of western pened pennsylvania, and patty has been defending it. in the late 1920s. a steel mill was taken over by a company contracted to build nuclear bombs. patty grew up across the street. >> i grew up in apollo. there was one store, two movie theatres. and it was a nice town. then this industry came in. and we didn't know. >> people don't. >> people didn't know. they were clueless. >> back in the day, the work of the valley was to support america. patriotic. and unquestioning. she left to serve her country, join the navy, trust her government. by the time she came back to apollo, some here worry about the risks of having a nuclear plant and its waste so close by. out. >> i'm a die hard for our country. and i equated our government as our country. you couldn't tell me anything about it, that there couldn't be improp prities in the steps. >> reporter: you thought the thing. >> i thought the government could do the right thing. all they had to do was show there was something here, if it existed. so i said opening, i'll look into it. >> she di