Many Americans exposed to radiation by nuclear testing have spent decades awaiting recompense for the long-lasting and sometimes devastating impacts to their health that have resulted from their exposure. Now, a coalition of activists from St. Louis and New Mexico is working with the support of a bipartisan supermajority of senators to broaden the pool of such Americans who are eligible for federal compensation. …
Thousands of workers at the early sites such as Oak Ridge and Hanford and at later sites "paid a very high price for their contributions to the atomic weapons industry."
Thousands of workers at the early sites such as Oak Ridge and Hanford and at later sites "paid a very high price for their contributions to the atomic weapons industry."
WASHINGTON — Victims of nuclear contamination rallied in the nation’s capital on Wednesday in support of bipartisan legislation that would extend compensation for those harmed by radioactive waste.
“This is the legacy of the nuclear development and testing that took place in our country during the Cold War and before. And it is time for justice,” said Tina Cordova, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer after growing up near the site of the first nuclear test.