![]() The Act defines specific eligibility criteria within these three broad areas of application: Individuals who lived downwind of the Nevada Test Site (“Downwinders") may be eligible for one-time, lump sum compensation of $50,000.“Onsite Participants” at atmospheric nuclear weapons tests may be eligible for one-time, lump sum compensation of up to $75,000.Uranium Miners, Millers, and Ore Transporters may be eligible for one-time, lump sum compensation of $100,000.RECA establishes lump sum compensation awards for individuals who contracted specified diseases in three defined populations: Rather, claimants qualify for compensation by establishing the diagnosis of a listed compensable disease after working or residing in a designated location for a specific period of time. Significantly, RECA does not require claimants to establish causation. This unique statute was designed to serve as an expeditious, low-cost alternative to litigation. The Act’s scope of coverage was broadened on July 10, 2000. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was passed on October 5, 1990. Congress responded by devising a program allowing partial restitution to individuals who developed serious illnesses after presumed exposure to radiation released during the atmospheric nuclear tests or after employment in the uranium industry. These suits were dismissed by the appellate courts. Essential to the nation’s nuclear weapons development was uranium mining and processing, which was carried out by tens of thousands of workers.įollowing the conclusion of these activities, lawsuits against the United States alleged failure to warn of exposures to known radiation hazards. The United States conducted nearly 200 atmospheric nuclear weapons development tests from 1945 to 1962. For more information, please see the Department’s Notification of Procedures for Claims Submitted at the Revised Statutory Filing Deadline. The Department will return untimely claims and will not accept electronic submissions. Claims that bear a date of June 10, 2024, on the postmark or stamp by another commercial carrier shall be deemed timely filed upon receipt by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. ![]() The Program has revised its filing procedures consistent with the extended statutory deadline. This law extends the termination of the RECA Trust Fund and the filing deadline for all claims for two years from its date of enactment. On June 7, 2022, the President signed into law the RECA Extension Act of 2022. You may also request a claim form be mailed to you by contacting the RECA Program at or calling 1-80. Claim forms may be downloaded using links at the bottom of this page. Please refer to the Act and to the Department’s implementing regulations at 28 C.F.R. This page provides a partial summary of the requirements for compensation under RECA. The Act delegated authority to the Attorney General to establish procedures and make determinations regarding whether claims satisfy statutory eligibility criteria. § 2210 note, established an administrative program for claims relating to atmospheric nuclear testing and uranium industry employment. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (“the Act” or “RECA”), 42 U.S.C.
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