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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