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U.S. fund for nuclear radiation victims set to expire amid impasse in Congress
Las Vegas Sun· 2 days agoWASHINGTON — A law allowing victims of government-caused nuclear contamination who developed cancer...
This TV movie from the 1980s helped change the course of the Cold War. Here’s how ‘The Day After’...
WKBT La Crosse· 23 hours agoA NATO military exercise had spooked the Soviets, who thought the exercise was merely a cover for a real nuclear strike on the USSR, prompting them to ready their own < ...
House departure leaves radiation compensation fund in limbo - Roll Call
CQ Politics· 5 days agoJosh Hawley, R-Mo., that would expand the fund, which compensates those harmed by radiation from...
Have You Applied for Federal Compensation for Nuclear Radiation Exposure? We Want to Hear From You.
New York Times· 2 days agoCatie Edmondson, who covers Congress, has traveled to St. Louis to report on how people have been sickened by the U.S. nuclear program, and written about how it was secretly ...
Radiation victims’ law set to expire as deal eludes GOP
The Hill· 3 days agoThe Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), first enacted in 1990, is slated to sunset Friday....
Fund to compensate radiation victims, including in SD, expires without U.S. House action
South Dakota Searchlight via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe United States conducted nearly 200 atmospheric nuclear weapons tests during the 1940s, ’50s and...
Nuclear Testing Victims’ Compensation Program Only Days Away From Lapsing
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBarring last-minute action by Congress, a program that for more than 30 years has paid survivors of...
Republican infighting endangers radiation compensation set to lapse this week
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCongress is poised to let longstanding benefits for victims of U.S. nuclear testing expire if...
Nuclear Power/IAEA Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 4 days agoThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspects nuclear and related facilities under safeguard agreements. Most agreements are with countries that...
Program to pay nuclear fallout victims expires due to U.S. House’s inaction
The Salt Lake Tribune· 2 days agoDespite repeated pleas from victims...Speaker Mike Johnson refused to allow House members to vote on...