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- 1US federal fund approves $909 million for nuclear radiation victims▼Federal fund has approved $909 million for nuclear radiation victims
A federal compensation fund has approved $909 million in payments for victims of nuclear radiation exposure. The payouts go to people sickened by nuclear testing or work in the nuclear weapons industry, a long-running program that compensates downwinders, uranium miners and others harmed by Cold War-era activities.