Press Releases & Media Coverage
Press Releases (articles will open in a new web browser window)
- Compensation Program Available to Additional Iowa Atomic Workers 1/31/2012
- Department of Labor to assist Ames Laboratory former workers on Dec. 7 12/3/2010
- Details help researchers identify weapons workers for health screenings 1/5/2009
- Free Medical Screenings Offered to Former Ames Lab Workers 11/11/2008
- Ames Lab Former Workers Eligible for Free Medical Program 12/11/2006
- UI College of Public Health to continue screening health of former atomic weapons workers 10/18/2001
Media Coverage (articles will open in a new web browser window)
- New SEC Class for Ames Laboratory former workers (51 KB) (3/3/2018)
- Ames Lab workers may receive compensation for work on nuclear weapons 9/15/2016
- Former IAAP nuclear workers learn about medical screening, compensation program (770 KB) (9/14/2016)
- Iowans helped make, deliver bombs, and felt impact (1MB) (8/1/2015)
- New national park should include ISU's role in A-bomb (314 KB) (8/1/2015)
- Famous Iowans - Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr (93 KB) (8/1/2015)
- Medical screenings encouraged for former Ames Lab employees (9/5/2014)
- Harkin speaks to former IAAP workers (1.555 MB) (8/14/2014)
- Sen. Harkin plans Burlington and Keokuk stops today (537 KB) (8/14/2014)
- Atoms Amidst the Cornfields: Pride, Patriotism and Secret Atomic Research at Ames, Iowa (6MB) (Summer 2014)
- Celebrating survival (942 KB) (9/6/2013)
- Senator Harkin commemorates Ames Laboratory former workers (334 KB) (9/21/2012)
- Former IAAP workers gather for luncheon (9/8/2012)
- More Iowa ‘nuclear cowboys’ eligible for benefits (3/22/2012)
- New SEC Class for Ames Laboratory former workers (125 KB) (11/17/2011)
- Third Annual National Day of Remembrance (212 KB) (10/18/2011)
- Former IAAP workers unite at area luncheon (10/8/2011)
- Luncheon set to honor former workers (10/7/2011)
- Petition seeks aid for more workers (10/3/2011)
- Advisory Board Recommends new SEC class of Ames Laboratory former workers (125 KB) (9/29/2011)
- Petition Approved for New SEC Class for Ames Laboratory Former Workers (138 KB) (7/5/2011)
- Gov't may expand IAAP cancer claims (6/3/2011)
- Frustrations flare at IAAP meeting (4/20/2011)
- Ames Lab uranium cause of cancer in workers; compensation claims approved (1/3/2011)
- New SEC Class for Ames Laboratory Former Workers (158 KB) (11/30/2010)
- Second Annual Cold War Patriots’ National Day of Remembrance (292 KB) (10/26/2010)
- Government cuts off e-mails from nuke workers’ doctor (8/6/2010)
- Pressure mounts for changes in nuke worker program (7/5/2010)
- Boulder nuke worker widow scores new hope from Harkin (7/1/2010)
- Harkin to Dept. of Labor: Reopen nuke worker’s case (7/1/2010)
- Harkin calls for nuke worker’s case to be reopened, program to be fixed (5/28/2010)
- Frustration builds over slow progress of Udall nuke workers bill (5/28/2010)
- Frustration grows over slow progress of nuke workers bill (5/27/2010)
- Medical experts call for independent oversight in nuke worker program (5/20/2010)
- Nuke worker’s widow gets yet another denial on claim (4/21/2010)
- Udall nuke-worker bill stalls; another widow denied compensation (4/21/2010)
- Sick nuke workers call for immediate changes to federal program (3/30/2010)
- Sick nuke workers face long delays for medical claims, study finds (3/23/2010)
- Nine years in, sick nuke workers still fighting for benefits (3/15/2010)
- Iowa nuke workers: Government not living up to promises (3/11/2010)
- Iowa Screening Program Honors Former Nuclear Weapons Workers (11/6/2009)
- Line 1 workers no longer forgotten (10/30/2009)
- Unsung heroes to be recognized (10/29/2009)
- Loebsack honors former nuclear workers (10/29/2009)
- Bell's compensation claim again denied (10/20/2009)
- Former IAAP worker hopes compensation denials come to end (10/11/2009)
- Ex-IAAP workers reminisce (6/26/2009)
- Former IAAP worker waiting to learn of compensation (6/14/2009)
- College of Public Health Spotlights: Dr. Laurence Fuortes (2008)
- Man fights for compensation after working on IAAP Line 1 (12/7/2008)
- Much work still going on to help Line 1 workers (12/7/2008)
- Sick nuclear workers' cases being delayed (7/21/2008)
- Widow seeking workers on IAAP Line 1 (11/17/2007)
- A note of thanks (6/26/2007)
- Agencies wrap IAAP claim collection (8/29/2003)
- Skepticism over IAAP compensation (8/27/2003)
- Harkin calls on Army to take action on IAAP cleanup (8/25/2003)