URANIUM MINERS, MILLERS, AND ORE TRANSPORTERS
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) covers specific uranium enterprise employment within the following states:
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Arizona |
Colorado |
Idaho |
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New Mexico |
North Dakota |
South Dakota |
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Oregon |
Texas |
Utah |
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Washington |
Wyoming |
The dates of coverage are from January 1, 1942, to December 31, 1971. The Act calls for the worker to have labored in an included uranium mine for a minimum of 365 days or been exposed to 40 or more operating degree months of radiation in a uranium mine during employment, throughout the specified period.
Alternatively, a worker may also have labored in an included uranium mill, or within the delivery of uranium or vanadium-uranium ore from a mine or mill, at a minimum of 365 days at some stage in the included period.
To be eligible for compensation, a claimant is required to provide proof of their employment at a covered uranium enterprise that meets these statutory necessities and a diagnosis of certain compensable diseases.
Congress set forth the following diseases for uranium workers as compensable:
Uranium Miners
Lung Cancer
Fibrosis of the lung
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Silicosis
Pneumoconiosis
Cor pulmonale related to fibrosis of the lung
Uranium Millers & Ore Transporters
Lung Cancer
Fibrosis of the lung
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Silicosis
Pneumoconiosis
Cor pulmonale related to fibrosis of the lung
Renal Cancer
Chronic Renal disease
If you or a loved one worked in a uranium mine, uranium mill/processing plant, or transported uranium during this period, and was diagnosed with one of the listed compensable diseases, you may be eligible for compensation. For a free claim evaluation, please call our office at (520) 244-3600 or complete the online contact form on this page.
Spouses, children, or grandchildren are considered eligible survivors and can make a claim on behalf of a deceased family member who meets the criteria under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).