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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,…

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…

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…

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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…

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…

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…

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…

Image Credit: Fierce Biotech Battelle Memorial Institute was founded in 1923 with an endowment from the estate of Gordon Battelle. Located in Columbus, Ohio, the institute's mission is to develop…

By Susan Adkisson Radiation Emergency Medicine at REAC/TS provides a 3.5-day course is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other healthcare providers. First responders, emergency management, and…