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'Significant' expansion of nuclear waste compensation now in Trump's megabill
- A program to compensate individuals exposed to radiation from nuclear weapons testing could be restarted and expanded under a Senate provision added to a major tax bill.
- The new Senate provision would include more states, like Missouri and Tennessee, and cover a wider range of illnesses.
- Republican Senator Josh Hawley supports the expansion due to the health effects on workers and residents in St. Louis, where uranium was processed during World War II.
- Senator Martin Heinrich emphasized the need for compensation, stating, 'It would be very hard for me to vote for a bill that doesn't include the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
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US Senate seeks to add expanded compensation for nuclear radiation victims to tax bill
The U.S. Senate has added language to the major tax and budget policy bill that would restart and expand a compensation program for victims of nuclear radiation.
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