US citizens able to claim $150 000 for illness due to nuclear, points to unfairness for those Scots living near to Sellafield and other Scottish nuclear sites

From TCD Tech yesterday, the above and:

Federal legislation under consideration would offer financial help to Coloradans who say old nuclear contamination caused lasting health impacts.

Under the proposal, an expansion of the 1990 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, residents who developed certain illnesses after living near two former nuclear facilities could be eligible for compensation, including a $150,000 paymentaccording to The Denver Post.

Under the proposed Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026, changes to the 1990 compensation program would extend aid to people tied to two Colorado locations, the Cotter mill outside Cañon City and the closed Rocky Flats weapons plant near Denver, per the Post.

Residents across 57 ZIP codes who developed qualifying illnesses such as cancer could seek the $150,000 as well as repayment for medical expenses. https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/coloradans-nuclear-contamination-compensation-bill/

There’s lots not to like about the idea of living in the US but their more combative legal professions and more open legal system opens up opportunities for compensation claims by those harmed by industry which are not possible in the UK.

Here are some of the communities who could benefit were this possible here:


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