DOL Advisory Board Holds Last Meeting Before Term…
The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health will meet June 16, 2020, via teleconference, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. To join this virtual meeting, please…
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Hanford Workers Raise $50,000 to Feed the Hungry
By Annette Cary | Tri City Herald Donations are helping make sure that Tri-Cities area residents can get the food and medical care they need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hanford…
CNSI, Your New Medical Bill Processing Provider
Introduction On April 27th, CNSI became your new medical bill processer for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP). Formerly, Conduent was the medical bill processer. Due to this…
North Country HealthCare Provides Screening to Downwinders
From the Arizona Daily Sun "Downwinders” who were exposed to downwind radiation from the Nevada Test Site during the Cold War have until April 2022 to apply for federal funds,…
Groups Demand Relief for Nuclear Frontline Communities
By Molly Montgomery SUN Staff Writer Over 120 local and national organizations are urging the U.S. Congress to provide assistance to nuclear frontline communities. The organizations sent a letter May…
Building Trades Offers National Medical Screening Program
May 13, 2020 Union construction workers who spent any time at all working at Hanford Reservation in Washington, the Albany Research Center in Oregon, or at any of the hundreds…
Navajo Uranium Miners Seek Relief In Next Virus…
By Emma Whitford Bruce Chavez thinks that he is likely to die if he contracts the novel coronavirus. Not only is he vulnerable because of his age, but the Navajo…
New Material Finally Makes It Into Nuclear Code
For the first time in 30 years, high-temperature nuclear plants can use a new metal. By Caroline Delbert Scientists working at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have announced the approval of…
DEEOIC to Allow Telemedicine for Routine Appointments
The Department of Labor’s Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation will now allow physicians to use telemedicine for routine visits. This is a temporary policy in response to…
Summary: Advisory Board Meeting April 15-16, 2020
Board agrees to finalize recommendations to DEEOIC before their term expires The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health, which advises the Department of Labor’s Division of Energy Employees…