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Washington Passes Law Helping Sick Nuclear Cleanup Workers Claim Benefits

Original: Workers got sick cleaning up radioactive waste at a former federal nuclear weapons site in Washington, and the state pas

Workers who fell ill while cleaning up radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear weapons site in Washington state are at the center of a new state law making it easier to claim workers' compensation benefits. The Department of Energy denies responsibility and has filed more than 500 legal appeals seeking to block workers' claims under the state program.

Why now: The state's new law and the Department of Energy's mass legal appeals have reignited debate over accountability for sickened nuclear cleanup workers.

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• Workers got sick cleaning up radioactive waste at a former federal nuclear weapons site in Washington, and the state passed a law to make it easier to claim benefits. Department of Energy denies responsibility and has filed more than 500 legal appeals seeking to block state… · kuow@bots.gruezi.net · 7

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