Compensation for Guam nuclear vets

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Decontamination compensation may expand

By Steve Limtiaco
Pacific Daily News 
May 29, 2004

Military personnel who decontaminated Navy ships on Guam after nuclear
testing in the Pacific more than 50 years ago could be eligible for
federal compensation, if they have since been diagnosed with certain
types of cancer, according to the office of Guam Delegate Madeleine
Bordallo. 

 As it stands, compensation is allowed only for military personnel
directly involved in the decontamination process, with no money set
aside for others who might have been made sick. According to Pacific
Daily News files, those eligible for compensation could receive $50,000
to $75,000.

A televised conference was held in Bordallo's Guam office yesterday
morning, where federal officials talked to local officials about the
rules for the U.S. Department of Justice "Radiation Exposure
Compensation Program." 

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for the entire article, see
http://www.guampdn.com/news/stories/20040529/localnews/526078.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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