Tag Archives: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

70 Years Later, Health Impacts of First US Nuclear Detonation Still Being Felt via Reuters

People who lived near the site of the first atomic bomb test in the New Mexico desert and later developed cancer and other health problems need to be compensated, a U.S. senator said Thursday. The federal government neglected residents of … Continue reading

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Udall meets with Tularosa Downwinders via Alamagordo News

Fifteen days away from the 70th anniversary of the Trinity blast, Sen. Tom Udall met with the Tularosa Basin Downwinders to hear stories of how radiation from the atomic bomb affected the health and genes of the people in surrounding … Continue reading

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Radiation compensation plan considered via Kuam News

Over a decade ago a blue ribbon panel was formed at the request of the Guam Legislature. Their mission was to study in-depth radioactive contamination in Guam between 1946 to 1958. This time period is crucial because this was around … Continue reading

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Radioactive elements could still be present on Guam via The Marianas Variety

HAGÅTÑA — During a public hearing on Resolution 127, Pacific Association of Radiation Survivors President Robert Celestial said radioactive elements could still be present in Guam’s land and water. The resolution seeks to petition the U.S. Congress to amend the … Continue reading

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