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Expansion for RECA: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be expanded under legislation that seeks to address fallout across…

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How Y-12 helped Apollo 11 during the moon…

Y-12 had a role in man’s first landing on the moon. They fabricated the “moon boxes” — lunar sample return containers — for the Apollo Program. Fifty years ago, the…

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Issues facing claimants at Iowa weapons facilities

Workers Exposed to Radiation During Arms Race Seek Cancer Care, Compensation Doug Provaw, a 94-year-old who lives in Ames, Iowa, remembers receiving a chemistry set in the mail when he…

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Can We Arm the Nation Without Harming Our…

Part 3 of NCR's look at the toxic legacy of one Cold War-era nuclear weapons plant By: Claire Schaeffer-Duffy Editor’s note: As the government invests in the modernization of the U.S.…

A partially collapsed building surrounded by debris and construction equipment, with trees and a clear sky in the background, highlights the risks of workplace illness and occupational disease often faced by workers on such sites.
Workers Struggle for Years to Prove they got…

Part 2 of NCR's look at the toxic legacy of one nuclear weapons plant By: Claire Schaeffer-Duffy Editor's note: As the government invests in the modernization of the U.S. nuclear arsenal,…

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Government Workers Kept in the Dark About Toxic…

As US modernizes its nuclear weapons, NCR looks at the legacy of one Cold War-era plant By: Claire Schaeffer-Duffy Editor's note: As the government invests in the modernization of the U.S.…