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)
Qualifying Facilities For RECA Compensation
Below is a partial list of the facilities and time periods covered by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program:
Alabama RECA Covered Facilities
- Southern Research Institute, 1955-2011, Birmingham
- Speedring, Inc., 1971-2013, Cullman
- Tennessee Valley Authority, 1951-1955, Muscle Shoals
Alaska RECA Covered Facilities
- Amchitka Island Nuclear Explosion Site, 1974 and earlier, Amchitka Island
California RECA Covered Facilities
- 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
- De Soto Avenue Facility, 1959-1964 Los Angeles County
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1942-present, Berkeley
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1950-present, Livermore
Colorado RECA Covered Facilities
- Grand Junction Operations Office, 1943-present, Grand Junction
- Rocky Flats Plant, 1951-2006, Golden
Connecticut RECA Covered Facilities
- 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
Florida RECA Covered Facilities
- 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 RECA Covered Facilities
- Idaho National Laboratory, 1949-present, Scoville
Illinois RECA Covered Facilities
- 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 RECA Covered Facilities
- Iowa Ordnance Plant, 1949-1974, Burlington
- Ames Laboratory, 1942-present, Ames
Kansas RECA Covered Facilities
- Spencer Chemical Co., Jayhawks Works, 1956-1964, Pittsburgh
Kentucky RECA Covered Facilities
- Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, 1951-present, Paducah
Maryland RECA Covered Facilities
- W.R. Grace and Company, 1955-2011, Curtis Bay
Massachusetts RECA Covered Facilities
- 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 RECA Covered Facilities
- Revere Copper and Brass, 1946-1984, Detroit
Micronesia RECA Covered Facilities
- Marshall Islands, Pacific Proving Grounds, 1946-1962, Marshall Islands
Missouri RECA Covered Facilities
- 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, Hematite
- Weldon Spring Plant, 1955-1966, 1985-2002, Weldon Spring
Nevada RECA Covered Facilities
- Nevada Site Office, 1962-present, North Las Vegas
- Nevada Test Site (NTS), 1951-present, Mercury
- Tonopah Test Range, 1956-present, Tonopah
- Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project, 1987-present, Yucca Mountain
New Jersey RECA Covered Facilities
- 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 RECA Covered Facilities
- 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 RECA Covered Facilities
- 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 RECA Covered Facilities
- 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 RECA Covered Facilities
- Eagle-Picker Industries, Inc., 1988-1996, Quapaw
- Kerr-McGee, 1963-2011, Crescent
Oregon RECA Covered Facilities
- Wah Chang, 1971-2011, Albany
Pennsylvania RECA Covered Facilities
- 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 RECA Covered Facilities
- Savannah River Site, 1950-present, Aiken
Tennessee RECA Covered Facilities
- 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 RECA Covered Facilities
- Medina Modification Center (formerly Medina Facility), 1958-1966, San Antonio
- Pantex Plant, 1951-present, AmarilloTexas
- City Chemicals, Inc., 1953-1955, Texas City
Utah RECA Covered Facilities
- Uranium Mill in Monticello, 1948-1960, 1983-2000, Monticello
Virginia RECA Covered Facilities
- BWX Technologies, Inc., 1959-2011, Lynchburg
Washington RECA Covered Facilities
- Hanford, 1942-present, Richland
If you do not see your facility in the list above, contacts us to see if you qualify for RECA benefits. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act may provide for your benefits if your facility and your illness is covered.