From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
Date: | 2 Nov 2007 05:21:46 -0000 |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] Pinellas (FL) nuclear workers |
Workers Suffering From Cancer Need To Prove Their Job Caused It Steve Andrews TBO.com (Tampa, FL) November 1, 2007Jim wood died from brain cancer just over a year ago. Wood worked at a nuclear weapons plant in Largo from 1982 to 1997. The plant was originally opened by General Electric, taken over by Lockheed Martin and closed under the supervision of the Department of Energy. Wood was one of thousands of workers around the country who helped produce nuclear weapons during the cold war years. In Pinellas, workers assembled triggers for nuclear weapons. The government determined nuclear weapons workers developed cancer from exposure to radioactive and toxic chemicals at 290 facilities. Congress passed a law to cover their medical benefits and provide a lump sum $150-thousand dollar payment to each. The catch - workers had to prove their job caused their cancer. ... For the entire story, see http://www.tboforums.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/3187/ -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 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 _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@list.cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org/mailman/listinfo/military | |
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