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The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War ...
An atomic veteran is a veteran who was exposed to ionizing radiation while present in the site of a nuclear explosion during active duty.The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs defines an atomic veteran "who, as part of his or her military service: Participated in an above-ground nuclear test, 1945–1962; or was part of the U.S. military occupation forces in/around Hiroshima/Nagasaki before ...
The Senate just passed an extension — and expansion — of funding for victims of radiation exposure, 69-30. ... For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com. Show comments.
The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, known as the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, or even more colloquially as "the PACT Act," is an Act of Congress that authorized $797 billion [1] in spending to significantly expand (the scope of benefits eligibility, for existing beneficiaries) and extend (benefits to newly eligible ...
A coalition of community activists called on House leadership to take up a broader reauthorization of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) scheduled a ...
Jaslovské Bohunice (Czechoslovakia) – 1977, partial core meltdown resulted in minor release of radiation to reactor building. Andreev Bay nuclear accident (Soviet Union) – 1982, a spent nuclear fuel storage facility was damaged and caused approximately 700,000 tonnes (770,000 tons) of highly radioactive water to leak into the Barents Sea.
The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements estimates that an average person in the United States receives a total annual dose of about 0.62 rem from all radiation sources, a ...
The embryo and fetus are considered highly sensitive to radiation exposure. [8] Complications from radiation exposure include malformation of internal organs, reduction of IQ, and cancer formation. [8] The SI unit of exposure is the coulomb per kilogram (C/kg), which has largely replaced the roentgen (R). [9]