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A claimant contacted me to ask that I write a blog about navigating the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation’s (DEEOIC) Site Exposure Matrix (SEM).  He was trying to…

In 2010, I got a call from an upset claimant. Her Part B claim had been approved but her Part E claim had been denied because the site she worked…

When Nuclear Testing Was Whimsical In 1946 the United States began nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean with further tests being done in the US, mainly at the Nevada Test…

All in a Day’s Work - Department of Energy Facilities Were Responsible for More Than Nuclear Power, Medicine, and Weapons. It is common knowledge that the Department of Energy (DOE)…

Susan Adkisson, the Regional Director of Cold War Patriots grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. From her years growing up there, she remembers things that would reveal she is from…

Sign the petition to permanently designate October 30th as the National Day of Remembrance.   To find the phone number or contact form for your Senator please visit

During the Cold War there were many films released by the government to help people navigate the new nuclear era. Some were very informative and helped the population come to…

For eleven years the United States Senate has passed a Resolution to designate October 30 as the day to remember the work performed by the brave men and women in…

Article from KOAT Action News LOS ALAMOS, N.M. The coronavirus continues to spread throughout the world as researchers and scientists fight to create a vaccine. Bette Korber has been a…

Today most of us are being told to stay home to contain the Covid-19 virus and only leave home for necessary trips such as to visit a doctor or to…