Republican megabill increases and broadens payments for victims of radiation from nuclear weapons
The Republican-led initiative that passed in Congress on Thursday revives and expands a program designed to compensate Americans who developed cancer due to radiation exposure linked to the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program. This program, which was previously halted last year, aims to extend coverage to more areas, specifically including Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, and […]
No Nuclear Facility in Pakistan Has Experienced a Radiation Leak
New Delhi The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that there were no radiation leaks or emissions from Pakistan’s nuclear facilities during the recent military conflict with India. This statement from the IAEA comes in response to claims circulating on social media that Indian troops attacked a Pakistani nuclear facility during Operation Sindoah. An […]
Nuclear radiation compensation advocates call on western Republicans to ask Johnson for vote
Supporters of an expired radiation compensation bill pressed Western Republican congressmen facing tough re-election campaigns in a letter Thursday to support a reauthorized, expanded version of the bill. The letter, obtained by The Hill, urges recipients to ask House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to vote on a bill to expand and reauthorize the Radiation Exposure […]
Zelensky warns of fire at Russian-occupied nuclear power plant, radiation levels 'within norm'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russian forces had started a fire on the grounds of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), warning of possible damage but assuring that radiation levels in the area remained normal. “We have records from Nikopol that show that Russian occupying forces started a fire on the grounds […]