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Compensation News
- Downwinder Areas: the Act covers physical presence in certain counties located downwind from the Nevada Test Site. In the State of Utah, the counties include Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Piute, San Juan, Sevier, Washington, and Wayne; in the State of Nevada, the counties include Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, Nye, White Pine, and that portion of Clark County that consists of townships 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71; and in the State of Arizona, the counties include Apache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, Yavapai, and that part of Arizona that is north of the Grand Canyon. A claimant must establish physical presence in the Downwinder area for two years during the period beginning on January 21, 1951, and ending on October 31, 1958, or for the entire period beginning on June 30, 1962, and ending on July 31, 1962, and a subsequent diagnosis of a specified compensable disease.
RECA Covered Areas
- RECA establishes lump sum compensation awards for individuals who contracted specified diseases in three defined populations:
- Uranium miners, millers, and ore transporters – $100,000;
- “Onsite participants” at atmospheric nuclear weapons tests – $75,000; and individuals who lived downwind of the Nevada Test Site (“downwinders") – $50,000.
Deadline for Claims
All claims under RECA must be filed no later than July 9, 2022. In accordance with Section 8(a) of RECA, any claim received after July 9, 2022, will be disqualified for any compensation.
