RECA
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
Through the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), individuals can receive healthcare, at no cost to them for approved health conditions related to working with uranium at qualifying sites.
Understanding RECA
RECA Eligibility
The RECA program was established in 1990 for uranium miners, millers, and ore transporters. To receive compensation (be eligible for RECA benefits), a claimant must meet eligibility criteria. It’s best to speak with our representatives to determine if you qualify, but this is an overview of qualifications. Eligible claimants include:
- Uranium miners & millers;
- Ore transporters;
- Onsite participants at atmospheric nuclear weapons tests; and
- Individuals who lived downwind of a nuclear weapons test site.
In addition, written medical documentation (such as screening, medical referral, and follow-up services) is required in all cases to prove that the claimant suffered from or suffers from any of the conditions.
What Illnesses Qualify for RECA Compensation?
- Silicosis
- Pneumoconiosis
- Lung Cancer
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Cor Pulmonale
- Renal Disease (Millers & Ore Transporters)
Which Facilities Qualify for RECA Compensation?
Below is a partial list of the facilities and time periods covered by the program:
Alabama
Southern Research Institute, 1955-2011, Birmingham
Speedring, Inc., 1971-2013, Cullman
Tennessee Valley Authority, 1951-1955, Muscle Shoals
Alaska
Amchitka Island Nuclear Explosion Site, 1974 and earlier. Amchitka Island
California
Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, 1955-present, Santa Susana
Canoga Avenue Facility, 1955-1960, Los Angeles County
Downey Facility, 1948-1955, Los Angeles County
General Atomics, 1959-2000, La Jolla
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1942-present, Berkeley
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1950-present, Livermore
Colorado
Grand Junction Operations Office, 1943-present, Grand Junction
Rocky Flats Plant, 1951-2006 , Golden
Connecticut
Anaconda Co., 1942, 1956-1959, Waterbury
Bridgeport Brass Co, Havens Lab, 1950, 1952-1962, Bridgeport
Combustion Engineering, 1965-2009, Windsor
Connecticut Aircraft Nuclear Engine Laboratory (CANEL), 1958-1966, Middletown
De Soto Avenue Facility, 1959-1964, Los Angeles County
Florida
American Beryllium Co., 1967-1992, Sarasota
International Minerals and Chemical Corp., 1951-2011, Mulberry
Pinellas Plant, 1957-1997, Clearwater
W.R. Grace Co., Agricultural Chemical Div., 1954-2011, Ridgewood
Idaho
Idaho National Laboratory, 1949-present, Scoville
Illinois
Allied Chemical Corporation, 1959-2011, Metropolis
Blockson Chemical Company, 1951-2011, Joliet
Dow Chemical Company, 1957-2007, Madison
Metallurgical Laboratory, 1942-1984 & 1987, Chicago
Iowa
Iowa Ordnance Plant, 1949-1974, Burlington
Ames Laboratory, 1942-present, Ames
Kansas
Spencer Chemical Co., Jayhawks Works, 1956-1964, Pittsburgh
Kentucky
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, 1951-present, Paducah
Maryland
W.R. Grace and Company, 1955-2011, Curtis Bay
Massachusetts
Chapman Valve, 1948-1995, Indian Orchard
Hood Building, 1946-1963, Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Hood Building only, 1946-1963,Cambridge
Metals and Controls Corp., 1952-1997, Attleboro
Norton Co., 1944-2011, Worcester
Nuclear Metals, Inc., 1958-2011, West Concord
Ventron Corporation, 1942-1997, Beverly
Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, 1959-1965, Winchester
Michigan
Revere Copper and Brass, 1946-1984, Detroit
Micronesia
Marshall Islands, Pacific Proving Grounds, 1946-1962, Marshall Islands
Missouri
Kansas City Plant, 1949-present, Kansas City
Mallinckrodt Chemical Company, Destrehan Street Plant, 1942-1962, St. Louis
St. Louis Airport Storage Site (SLAPS), 1947-1973 & 1984-1998, St. Louis
Tyson Valley Powder Farm, 1942-1949, St. Louis
United Nuclear Corp., 1958-2011, HematiteWeldon Spring Plant, 1955-1966, 1985-2002, Weldon Spring
Nevada
Nevada Site Office, 1962-present, North Las Vegas
Nevada Test Site (NTS), 1951-present, Mercury
Tonopah Test Range, 1956-present, TonopahYucca Mountain Site Characterization Project, 1987-present, Yucca Mountain
New Jersey
Du Pont Deepwater Works, 1942-2011, Deepwater
Kellex/Pierpont, 1943-1983, Jersey City
Naional Beryllia, 1968-1973, 1983-1986, Haskell
Standard Oil Development Co. of NJ, 1942-1991, Linden
Westinghouse Electric Corp. – New Jersey, 1942-2011, Bloomfield
New Mexico
Albuquerque Operations Office, 1942-present, Albuquerque
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), 1942- present, Los Alamos
Sandia National Laboratories, 1945-present, Albuquerque
South Albuquerque Works, 1951-1967, Albuquerque
New York
Bliss & Laughlin Steel, 1951-1999, Buffalo
Bethlehem Steel Company, 1949-1952, Lackawanna
Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1947-1993, Upton
Carborundum Company, 1943-1992, Niagara Falls
Electro Metallurgical, 1942-1953, Niagara Falls
Hooker Electrochemical, 1943-1976, Niagara Falls
Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (LOOW), 1944-1997, Niagara Falls
Linde Ceramics Plant, 1942-2011, Tonawanda
SAM Laboratories, Columbia University, 1942-1947, New York City
Simonds Saw and Steel Co., 1948-2011, Lockport
Peek Street Facility (Knolls Atomic Power Lab), 1947-1954
University of Rochester Atomic Energy Project, 1943-1971, Rochester
West Valley Demonstration Project, 1966-Present, West Valley
Ohio
Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC), 1951-present, Fernald
General Electric Co., 1951-1970, Evendale
Harshaw Chemical Company, 1942-2011, Cleveland
Horizons, Inc., 1952-2011, Cleveland
Monsanto Chemical Company, 1943-1949, Dayton
Mount Plant, 1947-present, Miamisburg/Dayton
Piqua Organic Moderated Reactor, 1963-1969, Piqua
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, 1952-present, Piketon
Brush Beryllium in Luckey, Cleveland, Elmore, and Lorain (years vary)
Oklahoma
Eagle-Picker Industries, Inc., 1988-1996, Quapaw
Kerr-McGee, 1963-2011, Crescent
Oregon
Wah Chang, 1971-2011, Albany
Pennsylvania
Aliquippa Forge, 1988, 1993-1994, Aliquippa
Alumnm Co of America (ALCOA), 1943-1991, New Kensington
Beryllium Corp. of America, 1957-1979, Hazleton
Beryllium Corp. of America, 1943-1979, Reading
Brush Beryllium Co, Reading
CH Schnoor, 1943-1994, Springdale
Jessop Steel Co., 1950-1954, Washington
Nuclear Materials & Equipment Corp. (NUMEC) – Apollo, 1957-1983, Apollo
Nuclear Materials & Equipment Corp. (NUMEC) – Parks Township, 1960-1980, Parks Township
Shippingport Atomic Power Plant, 1984-1995, Shippingport
Superior Steel Co, 1852-2011, Carnegie
U.S. Steel Co. National Tube Division, 1959-1960, McKeesport
Vitro Manufacturing – Canonsburg, 1942-1985, Canonsburg
Westinghouse Atomic Power Development Plant, 1942-1944, East Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels Division, 1971-1979, Cheswick
South Carolina
Savannah River Site, 1950-present, Aiken
Tennessee
Clarksville Modification Center, 1949-1967, Fort Campbell, Clarksville
Clinton Engineer Works, 1943-1949, Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant (K-25 Site), 1943-present, Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Hospital, 1950-1959, Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education (ORISE), 1946-present, Oak Ridge
S-50 Oak Ridge Thermal Diffusion Plant, 1944-1951, Oak Ridge
W. R. Grace, 1958-1970, ErwinY-12 Plant, 1942-present, Oak Ridge
Y-12 Plant, 1942-present, Oak Ridge
Texas
Medina Modification Center (formerly Medina Facility), 1958-1966, San Antonio
Pantex Plant, 1951-present, AmarilloTexas City Chemicals, Inc., 1953-1955, Texas City
Utah
Uranium Mill in Monticello, 1948-1960, 1983-2000, Monticello
Virginia
BWX Technologies, Inc., 1959-2011, Lynchburg
Washington
Hanford, 1942-present, Richland