Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims

Washington doctor says Hanford nuclear exposures left workers with cancers, scarred lungs

At Washington State's Hanford Nuclear Site, workers said they were assured there was little danger, even though the site handled some of the most toxic substances anywhere.

Nuclear weapons waste made workers sick. Despite a law meant to help, the DOE keeps fighting their claims

A 2018 Washington state law was supposed to help workers who got sick cleaning up Hanford, a former federal nuclear weapons site. Eight years later, the DOE has spent nearly $12 million fighting to deny them benefits.

Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.

A 2018 Washington state law was supposed to help workers who got sick cleaning up Hanford, a former federal nuclear weapons site. Eight years later, the DOE has spent nearly $12 million fighting to deny them benefits.

Sick Hanford workers face appeals from the DOE

With ProPublica, we investigate how frequently the Department of Energy fights workers’ claims.