THIRD OPEN LETTER TO UTAH’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ON THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT

A coalition of national and regional organizations is calling on Utah's House representatives to support S. 3853, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act, noting that for the first time since 1990, affected downwinders and uranium miners lack access to compensation and cancer screenings.

• The authors urge Utah's congressional delegation to publicly endorse S. 3853, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act, which passed the U.S. Senate in March with a bipartisan supermajority, though without the support of Senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney.
• Since the original RECA program was enacted on October 15, 1990, this is the first year that uranium miners and downwinders have been without access to compensation and lifesaving cancer screenings.
• The letter is the third communication sent to the Utah delegation regarding RECA, and the authors state they have received little or no response to date.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2024). THIRD OPEN LETTER TO UTAH’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ON THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT. https://ucs-documents.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/nuclear-weapons/Utah-radiation-letter-10-24-24.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. THIRD OPEN LETTER TO UTAH’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ON THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT. 2024. https://ucs-documents.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/nuclear-weapons/Utah-radiation-letter-10-24-24.pdf.

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@misc{unionofconcernedscientists2024third, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{THIRD OPEN LETTER TO UTAH’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ON THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT}}, publisher = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2024}, month = oct, url = {https://ucs-documents.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/nuclear-weapons/Utah-radiation-letter-10-24-24.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }