Radiation

People who lived near nuclear test and waste sites across the Mountain West and were sickened from their exposure to radiation are hopeful lawmakers will revive a program to help them. It comes amid a day of remembrance for so-called “downwinders".

Since the atomic bomb program began during WWII, countless Americans have been exposed to radiation—either from mining uranium or from the tests themselves.

A federal fund that compensates people sickened by radiation from nuclear weapons testing is set to expire next year. However, a new proposal to both extend and expand it.

Major U.S. phone companies are rolling out 5G — or fifth generation technology — throughout the country. 5G uses more transmitters and higher frequency…

Investigators at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho say they should have initial results by midweek on how radioactive particles got…