impairment is defined as “an alteration of an individual's health status; a deviation from normal in a body part or organ system and its functioning.” The World Health Organization (WHO) defines impairment as “any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function.” Disability According to the fifth edition of the AMA Guides, disability is defined as “an alteration of an individual's capacity to meet personal, social, or occupational demands because of an impairment.” The WHO defines disability as an activity limitation that creates a difficulty in the performance, accomplishment, or completion of an activity in the manner or within the range consider normal for a human being. Difficulty encompasses all of the ways in which the performance of the activity may be affected. DEFINITION OF NUCLEAR COMPONENTS
Chemicals used during production or reduction of fission products that are dangerous to our safety and health. Nuclear reactor n. Any of several devices in which a chain reaction is initiated and controlled, with the resulting heat typically used for power generation and the neutrons and fission products used for military, experimental, and medical purposes. Also called atomic reactor.DEFINITION OF A SEVERE NUCLEAR INCIDENT
“FADED GIANT” - Any reactor or radiological incident that causes casualties, property damage, or significant release of radiological material. A “nuclear reactor and or radiological accident and incident” which does not involve nuclear weapons. However, for nuclear weapons incidents see URL internet Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) history map which includes nuclear facility incidents at: URL internet location: * * * * * * * * * *
For decades, “significant” residual radioactive contamination exists in many nuclear facilities. This findings of fact poses a risk of radiation-related cancers or other diseases to unknowing victims.
EXCERPT: Senator Hillary Clinton once said, “Our atomic weapons program
workers are true Cold War heroes, and deserve the ‘timely, uniform, and adequate compensation’ that Congress promised them. . . This bill was to address one of the most glaring gaps in current law by making workers who were exposed to residual radiation eligible for 