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RECA is short for the Radiation ExposureCompensation Act, and it's a federal lawto...

[Kevin Kamps]
RECA is short for the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act, and it's a federal law
to compensate segments of the population who have suffered
radioactive exposure

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[Kevin Kamps] RECA is short
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for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act,
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and it's a federal law to compensate
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segments of the population
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who have suffered radioactive exposure.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:34
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Backlot Docs,Cinco Dedos Peliculas

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Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living do...
Unfortunately, its scope is way too limited, - Downwind 00:07
Unfortunately, its scope is way too limited,
It's other diseases, it's genetic damage, - Downwind 00:06
It's other diseases, it's genetic damage,
The amount of money being offered - Downwind 00:10
The amount of money being offered
I mean, $50,000 doesn't buy much in the way of chemotherapy, - Downwind 00:22
I mean, $50,000 doesn't buy much in the way of chemothe...
But the United States government almost never admits guilt, - Downwind 00:10
But the United States government almost never admits guilt,
I mean, it took many decades, - Downwind 00:08
I mean, it took many decades,
And like I said, there was a lot of people - Downwind 00:15
And like I said, there was a lot of people
I'm shocked that the government admitted to it, - Downwind 00:08
I'm shocked that the government admitted to it,
There is no amount of money - Downwind 00:07
There is no amount of money
Someone in-- that suffers from this, - Downwind 00:09
Someone in-- that suffers from this,
$50,000 is-- is-- - Downwind 00:06
$50,000 is-- is--
Some people are always askin' me, - Downwind 00:22
Some people are always askin' me,
It's never gone far enough, - Downwind 00:10
It's never gone far enough,
And that's why I think people still think - Downwind 00:09
And that's why I think people still think
[Mark Sennet] I think it's something that's so important - Downwind 00:11
[Mark Sennet] I think it's something that's so imp...
That doesn't even cover the-- - Downwind 00:09
That doesn't even cover the--
So, the certain types of cancer that are radiation-related, - Downwind 00:17
So, the certain types of cancer that are radiation-related,
It-- it is a debate that goes on today, - Downwind 00:06
It-- it is a debate that goes on today,
None of those 54 neighbors can-- - Downwind 00:14
None of those 54 neighbors can--
It doesn't stop it from going into other counties and states. - Downwind 00:05
It doesn't stop it from going into other counties and s...