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Advocates fear compensation for radiation victims could end with defense bill deal
Advocates fear a bipartisan provision of the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that expands compensation for victims of radiation poisoning may be a casualty of the conference process. It’s already behind in its reach: In many cases, those who could have benefited from the expansion have limited time, or are already dead. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), first passed three decades ago, compensates Americans who were exposed to radiation from atomic testing or uranium mining. The law covers people who were residents of Utah, Nevada and Arizona at the time of nuclear testing and World War II-era uranium mining. It is set to expire in May, after the Bide

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