URANIUM WORKERS
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) covers specific uranium enterprise employment within the following states:
ARIZONA
COLORADO
IDAHO
NEW MEXICO
NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA
OREGON
TEXAS
UTAH
WASHINGTON
WYOMING
The dates of coverage are from January 1, 1942, to December 31, 1990. 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
Renal Cancer
Any Other Chronic Renal Disease
Uranium Millers, Core Drillers, Ore Transporters, & Remediation
Lung Cancer
Fibrosis of the lung
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Silicosis
Pneumoconiosis
Cor pulmonale related to fibrosis of the lung
Renal Cancer
Any Other Chronic Renal disease
If you or a loved one worked in a uranium mine, uranium mill/processing plant, transported uranium during this period, or took part in remediation efforts at a uranium mine or mill, 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).