Assessment of the Scientific Information for the Radiatio...
National Research Council / Division on Earth and Life Studies / Board on Radiation Effects Research / Committee to Assess the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was set up by Congress in 1990 to compensate people who have been diagnosed with specified cancers and chronic diseases that could have resulted from exposure to nuclear-weapons tests at various U.S. test sites. Eligible claimants include civilian onsite participants, downwinders who lived in areas currently designated by RECA, and uranium workers and ore transporters who meet specified residence ...