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Amchitka Island Nuclear Explosion Site
Location: Amchitka Island, Alaska

Also known as: Amchitka Island Test Center
                         Amchitka Island Test Site

Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for Amchitka Island Nuclear Explosion Site

  • Class Added to the SEC
    • Amchitka Island--employees who were employed before January 1, 1974, on Amchitka Island, Alaska and were exposed to ionizing radiation in the performance of duty related to the Long Shot, Milrow, or Cannikin underground nuclear tests

      Note: The SEC was established by The Act. Amchitka Island was one of the classes that Congress included when The Act was signed.

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