Beyond Nuclear International Weekly Digest ,MONDAY, MAY 27, 2024

Posted: 27th May 2024

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act needs to be expanded to include all those affected. The Senate agrees. The US House is yet to bring it to the floor. Shondiin Silversmith tells us why it’s important. And since our automatic email did not go last Monday, we resend our piece about how the Russia uranium ban really does nothing of the sort but once again victimizes Native American communities.

Don’t let RECA expire

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, provides a program that compensates individuals who become ill because of exposure to radiation from US uranium mining and development and testing of nuclear weapons. But for too long, it hasn’t included everyone, says Navajo journalist, Shondiin Silversmith. Now the bill could expire rather than expand. Tribes and downwinders are fighting to beat the June 7 deadline to keep the bill alive. It’s up to the US House to act. All of us can help. READ MORE

New bill targets tribes

A new bill that adds uranium to the list of fossil fuel imports now banned from Russia due to its war against Ukraine, jeopardizes the health and safety of largely Native American communities. Instead of prompting a move away from nuclear power use, the bill has been embraced by uranium corporations who will now receive massive funds to support new uranium mining and milling in the US, even though the more than 4,000 abandoned uranium mines (Church Rock pictured) have never been cleaned up. READ MORE

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