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More uranium workers eligible for nuclear compensation

Mallinckrodt refined uranium at its plant in north St. Louis during World War II for the nation’s first atomic bombs, and continued work there and at other locations until 1966. Waste from uranium processing at Mallinckrodt was dumped at the airport site.

Compensation for nuclear-bomb workers expanded to new site, BY TIM O’NEIL , September 8, 2010 St. louis • Special federal compensation for workers who handled material for nuclear weapons has been expanded to include those who worked at a waste-storage site near Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.

Former workers or their survivors are eligible for $150,000 and payment of medical expenses if they have been diagnosed with one of 22 cancers and meet other criteria. Those who worked at Mallinckrodt Chemical Co. in north St. Louis and other sites already were eligible.

The Department of Labor’s announcement Tuesday extended the special program to people who worked at least 250 workdays at the St. Louis Airport Storage Site from Jan. 3, 1947, through Nov. 2, 1971.Mallinckrodt refined uranium at its plant in north St. Louis during World War II for the nation’s first atomic bombs, and continued work there and at other locations until 1966. Waste from uranium processing at Mallinckrodt was dumped at the airport site.

Compensation for nuclear-bomb workers expanded to new site

September 9, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, USA | antinuclear, cancer, enriched, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, uranium