Department of Energy Workers Cancer Benefit Program
This program is intended to provide between $150,000 - $400,000 in financial compensation for civilian claimants who were civilian nuclear workers employed by the Department of Energy (DOE) or the Atomic Energy Commission – or their contractors or subcontractors – and exposed to government-created radiation, beryllium, or silica between 1940 up into the 2000s, and were subsequently diagnosed with a covered illness.
This federal program disburses benefits to DOE employees or, if deceased, to their spouse or children or grandchildren. These employees may have worked at a nuclear weapons facility, or a gaseous diffusion plant in Paducah, Kentucky; Portsmouth, Ohio; or Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Spouses or children or grandchildren are considered eligible survivors and may make a claim on behalf of a deceased family member who meets the criteria for the Department of Energy Workers compensation program.
If you were working for the Department of Defense or were in the military when you were working at these facilities, you do not qualify under this program.
Covered Cancers and Other Illnesses
Claimants must also have been subsequently diagnosed with one of the following:
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Beryllium Disease
- Bladder Cancer
- Bone Cancer
- Brain Cancer
- Breast Cancer (male or female)
- Colon Cancer
- Esophagus Cancer
- Fibrosis
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Disease
- Larynx Cancer
- Leukemias (except for chronic lymphocytic leukemia)
- Liver Cancer (unless there is evidence of cirrhosis or hepatitis B)
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphomas (except for Hodgkin's disease)
- Multiple Myeloma
- Nasal Pharynx Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Salivary Gland Cancer
- Silicosis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
Covered Geographic Areas
The following is a list of states where there are covered facilities where exposure took place:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Bikini Atoll
- California
- Christmas Island
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Enewetak Atoll
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Johnson Island
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Marshall Islands (South Pacific)
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
At the National Cancer Benefits Center, we understand how difficult it can be to track down all the documentation needed to prove your or your claimant’s eligibility. That’s why we offer investigative research services when you contract with us.
Note: This is not a class-action lawsuit, but rather a group of government programs. The programs have been approved and the compensation made available by the United States Congress.
Find out how the National Cancer Benefits Center can help you with your claim by calling (800) 414-4328. Our friendly operators are standing by 24/7 to take your call. You may also schedule a consultation by using our convenient online form to request more information.
