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Jul 15
"Downwinder" Radiation Presentation
Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Downwinder Radiation Presentation
Scheduled July 15 at Sharlot Hall Museum
Yavapai County residents seeking information about the Federal government's Radiation Exposure Screening & Education Program (RESEP) are invited to attend a presentation by Flagstaff's North County Health Care in Sharlot Hall Museums Library & Archives on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 9 a.m. The presentation will be followed by a Q & A session. The Library & Archives is located at 115 S. McCormick St. in downtown Prescott.
Commonly known as the Downwinder Program, RESEP helps individuals who live (or lived) in areas where U.S. nuclear weapons testing occurred. The RESEP website lists Arizona as a high-impact state. Sharlot Hall Museums Archives is one of the sites where claimants can search for proof of residency to file a claim.
RESEP was created by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to help thousands of individuals diagnosed with cancer and other diseases caused by exposure to nuclear fallout or nuclear materials such as uranium. The program awards grants to health care providers in the 12 states most affected by the Cold War's nuclear weapons industry. The grantees serve radiation-exposed individuals and help them establish eligibility for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program.
The RESEP website advises individuals who lived near areas where above-ground nuclear tests were conducted 1951-1958 and June 30-July 31, 1962 and/or worked in the uranium mining industry from 1942 through 1971 to be screened for cancer and other serious health problems that can develop years after exposure. Eligible individuals who are diagnosed with specific cancers and chronic diseases that may have resulted from radiation exposure may be eligible for payments of $50,000 to $100,000 from the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program.
For more information about the upcoming presentation at Sharlot Hall Museum, call Scott Anderson at 928-445-3122.