Radioactive I-131 from Fallout The National Cancer Institute has publications addressing radioactive iodine (I-131) from fallout. The materials were designed to address the concerns of Americans who were exposed to I-131 from above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and early 1960s. People exposed to I-131, especially during childhood, may have an increased risk of thyroid disease, including thyroid cancer.

United States Department of Energy (USDOE) - Hanford  Hanford was established during the Second World War to produce plutonium and other bomb material for America's nuclear weapons. Peak production years were reached in the 1960s. All weapons material production was halted in the late 1980s and the Site is now engaged in the world's largest environmental cleanup project. Hanford is operated by the US Dept. of Energy (successor to the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the Manhattan Project).

U.S. Department of Labor - Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program  The mission of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program is to deliver benefits to eligible employees and former employees of the Department of Energy, its contractors and subcontractors or to certain survivors of such individuals, as provided in the energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. The mission also includes delivering benefits to certain beneficiaries of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.  Hanford DOL Resource Center (Kennewick) Phone: 1-888-654-0014 or 1-866-888-3322. E-mail: hanford.center@RRohio.com

Radiation Exposure Compensation Program  On October 15, 1990, Congress passed the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act providing for payments to individuals who contracted certain cancers and other serious diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation released during above-ground nuclear weapons tests or as a result of their exposure to radiation during employment in underground uranium mines.  The RECA office (U.S. Department of Justice) can also be reached by using the following toll-free telephone number: 1-800-729-7327.

The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) is dedicated to increasing public involvement in and control over environmental problems through the democratization of science. IEER is located in Takoma Park, Maryland. E-mail: ieer@ieer.org

Hanford Community Health Project (HCHP) The project seeks to provide educational information and materials about potential health risks to individuals who were exposed as young children to past releases of radioactive iodine (I-131) between 1944 and 1951 from the Hanford Nuclear reservation, which is in south central Washington State. The project's goal is to assist concerned individuals and their health care providers in making informed health care choices concerning these exposures.

Hanford Health Information Archives Preserves information about the health and personal experiences of people who were, or may have been, affected by radiation released from Hanford. HHIA is located in the Foley Center Library at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and was a project of the Hanford Health Information Network.

Radiation Effects Research Foundation  A cooperative Japan-United States research organization: RERF conducts research and studies -- on the effects of radiation exposure on humans with a view toward contributing to the maintenance of the health and welfare of atomic bomb survivors.