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Downwinders Clinic coming to Provo and Salt Lake City to help RECA expansion applicants
Now that Congress has reauthorized and expanded the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to cover all of Utah for people who developed serious illnesses from nuclear weapons testing, a St. George clinic is touring different cities in the state to inform the public about the program. With new areas eligible under RECA and an increased compensation amount, Intermountain Health is inviting downwinders to attend public informational meetings in the Provo-Orem area and Salt Lake City — in addition to Idaho Falls — this week. Applications will be available on site. Intermountain Health’s ...