The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act provides funding to those affected by atmospheric nuclear testing and the uranium ...

The federal spending bill makes New Mexican downwinders eligible for compensation, but advocates say there's more to be done.

And in 1953 the Pentagon adopted the Nuremberg Code for its defensive studies of atomic, biological and chemical warfare. They were the first and only US government agency to adopt the code word for ...

Plus, microwaves are appliances that the FDA strictly regulates to reduce any potential risk of radiation leakage; the agency says radiation injury from microwaves is “very rare” and associated with ...

Congress has reinstated the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, providing financial support for those affected by nuclear testing fallout across a now-expanded region.

Cancer victims who were exposed to radiation from Cold War bomb tests at Amchitka have more time to apply for compensation.

The federal government will now pay people in the St. Louis area who got sick from radioactivity. There's no timeline yet on ...

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, known as RECA, passed, expanding compensation to parts of Missouri. ST. LOUIS COUNTY ...

Workers exposed to nuclear waste in the Paducah area may now be eligible for compensation through the expanded Radiation ...

From cosmic rays to CT scans, radiation surrounds us but not all exposure is dangerous. Here’s how to separate fact from fear ...

While most of the tests covered by the act were conducted in Nevada, the program also covers health damages from underground ...

A provision shepherded by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley allows Missouri residents affected by nuclear waste contamination to seek ...