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GAO investigating compensation for ill nuclear workers – Mid-Columbia News | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news

GAO investigating compensation for ill nuclear workers
By Annette Cary, Tri City Herald 20 Nov 08 The Government Accountability Office is investigating a program to compensate ill nuclear workers, including those at Hanford, and should have some preliminary findings to share with congressional leaders this spring………………………..The program’s Part B offers compensation of $150,000 and medical reimbursement for workers who likely developed cancer because of workplace exposure to radiation…………………..If workers have died, survivors may be eligible for compensation.

GAO investigating compensation for ill nuclear workers – Mid-Columbia News | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news

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November 21, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized

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