Cold War U.S. Atomic Workers Being Paid $4.5 Billion

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/10607

More than $4.5 billion has been paid to Cold War era workers in the atomic weapons industry. Jesse Russell reports:

Workers who were in the atomic weapons industry during the Cold War may be eligible for compensation and medical benefits. Under the government’s Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act more than 48,000 former workers have qualified for more than $4.5 billion in compensation since the act was activated in 2001. The program seeks to make lump sum payments to workers or some survivors of workers who may have become ill due to work in the industry and may have been exposed to toxic substances. Workers could qualify for a lump sum payment of $150,000.

[YDogg]

1. each?

:shrug: