Op-ed: Give Nuclear Exposure Victims a Break
In the op-ed piece written by R. Hugh Stephens, a New York based advocate for nuclear weapons and uranium workers, Stephens recounts his experience working with former workers and expresses…
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Webinar: How NIOSH Reconstructs Doses
The Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation will host the February webinar on February 23, 2022 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The topic will be on the…
DEEOIC held the first webinar for 2022
The Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) held its first webinar for 2022 on January 26. The topic was the key duties of some of the leaders located…
Reminder: COVID-19 can be claimed as a consequential…
Because of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Cold War Patriots would like to remind our members that the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) issued a Final Bulletin that provides guidance…
NIOSH is Returning Cancer Claims to DOL –…
On May 1, 2021, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identified a computer system security risk to their dose reconstruction program, and placed a pause on reconstructing…
Department of Labor to Resume Webinars
The Department of Labor’s Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) will resume their monthly webinars. The first webinar for 2022 will be held on January 26, 2022, from…
The Amazing Story of the Westinghouse Atom Smasher
Only a short distance east of downtown Pittsburgh, you’ll find one of the most interesting and historically important abandoned places in PA: the Westinghouse Atom Smasher. Located…
Navajo Organizers Fighting for Compensation for Uranium Exposure
Next July, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is scheduled to sunset, shutting off compensation to the thousands of people exposed to radioactive materials during the Cold War-era uranium boom,…
NIOSH Updates on Cybersecurity Modernization Initiative
The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health held a two-day virtual meeting December 8-9, 2021. NIOSH informed the Board that they are now able to…
Advisory Board to NIOSH to hold two-day virtual…
The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health will hold its 143rd virtual meeting via Zoom on December 8-9, 2021. Information on how to access the meeting and the agenda…