Feds Mull Compensation of Cancer-Striken Hanford Workers
The Columbian › December 05, 2006
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RICHLAND (AP) -- Two sisters whose father was a former Hanford worker who died of colon cancer have filed a petition they hope will make it easier for Hanford workers to get compensation for cancers potentially caused by radiation exposure.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, agreed the petition included all required information to be reviewed. The agency now has 180 days to evaluate it.See the full content of this document
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Feds Mull Compensation of Cancer-Striken Hanford Workers
Sen. Maria Cantwell urged the agency Thursday to give the petition a thorough and fair review.
"Too many of these w...See the full content of this document
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