[CPEO-MEF] Nuclear weapons workers get OK

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Nuclear weapons workers get OK

Thousands may talk to doctors about Iowa plant health issues

MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 10 ? Formally easing an oath nuclear weapons
workers took not to discuss details about their jobs, the federal
government will allow thousands of people who worked at a now closed
plant in Iowa to talk to doctors and researchers about their exposure to
harmful materials.

         THE OATHS have been a hurdle for past employees of the Iowa
Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown seeking medical care or federal
benefits, or who want to take part in health studies.
       Word of the easing of restrictions came in a Pentagon report
released Monday. It said letters will soon be mailed to employees
alerting them to the change.
       Workers will still be prohibited from divulging any classified
nuclear secrets. According to a copy of the employee letter, workers
will be able to say which harmful materials they worked with, but not
how each substance was used.

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