Nuclear Testing /tags/nuclear-testing Nuclear Testing en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 17 May 2024 22:23:01 GMT Advocates head to Washington D.C. to rally support for radiation compensation law /2024-05-17/advocates-head-to-washington-d-c-to-rally-support-for-radiation-compensation-law The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was established in 1990 and has helped more than 40,000 people who developed medical problems after being exposed to radiation through government nuclear tests, uranium mining, and other toxic fallout. Existing protections are set to expire on June 7 unless Congress intervenes. Fri, 17 May 2024 22:23:01 GMT /2024-05-17/advocates-head-to-washington-d-c-to-rally-support-for-radiation-compensation-law Yvette Fernandez US Senate votes to expand radiation-exposure compensation, from Guam to original A-bomb test site /regional-news/2023-07-28/us-senate-votes-to-expand-radiation-exposure-compensation-from-guam-to-original-a-bomb-test-site 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. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:32:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-07-28/us-senate-votes-to-expand-radiation-exposure-compensation-from-guam-to-original-a-bomb-test-site Morgan Lee, Associated Press Proposal would expand aid to more victims of nuclear weapons tests /news/2021-12-10/proposal-would-expand-aid-to-more-victims-of-nuclear-weapons-tests A federal fund that compensates people sickened by radiation from nuclear weapons testing is set to expire next year. However, a new proposal to both extend and expand it. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 23:23:57 GMT /news/2021-12-10/proposal-would-expand-aid-to-more-victims-of-nuclear-weapons-tests Madelyn Beck The Clock Winds Down On The West’s Nuclear Downwinders /2020-01-23/the-clock-winds-down-on-the-wests-nuclear-downwinders For years during the Cold War, large swaths of land in Nevada were used for atomic weapons testing. Nuclear bombs were dropped just miles from small... Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:26:10 GMT /2020-01-23/the-clock-winds-down-on-the-wests-nuclear-downwinders Noah Glick Western Governors Back Bills To Compensate More Victims Of Cold War Weapons Testing /health/2019-10-18/western-governors-back-bills-to-compensate-more-victims-of-cold-war-weapons-testing Governors of Western states have signed letters supporting a pair of bills that would compensate more people who were exposed to radiation from nuclear… Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:55:58 GMT /health/2019-10-18/western-governors-back-bills-to-compensate-more-victims-of-cold-war-weapons-testing Rae Ellen Bichell With Coal Revenue Down, Wyoming Eyes Another Opportunity: Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel /politics/2019-07-18/with-coal-revenue-down-wyoming-eyes-another-opportunity-storing-spent-nuclear-fuel Wyoming lawmakers are exploring the possibility of storing spent nuclear fuel rods to bolster the state budget as coal revenue becomes less reliable. Such… Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:44:47 GMT /politics/2019-07-18/with-coal-revenue-down-wyoming-eyes-another-opportunity-storing-spent-nuclear-fuel Rae Ellen Bichell Cold War Weapons Testing Made People Sick. Now, More Mountain West Residents Could Be Compensated /health/2018-06-27/cold-war-weapons-testing-made-people-sick-now-more-mountain-west-residents-could-be-compensated Nuclear testing during the Cold War sent radioactive fallout far away from the actual test sites. Politicians are moving to expand who can be compensated… Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:56:07 GMT /health/2018-06-27/cold-war-weapons-testing-made-people-sick-now-more-mountain-west-residents-could-be-compensated Rae Ellen Bichell