Utah's Nuclear History Is A Tragedy
Southern Utah felt the unintended consequences of nuclear testing in the 1940s when Wendover Airfield began its tests. Read here to learn more.
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Downwinders Public Meetings on Hold; Affected Individuals Are Encouraged to Apply for Compensation from the Federal Government
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The term Downwinder is used to describe the more than 60,000 people who were exposed to radioactive fallout in southern Utah during the nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site.
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which is due to expire in July 2022, is a federal statute providing for the monetary compensation of people who contracted certain cancers and/o