HCR 21

This resolution urges a joint investigation to determine monetary compensation for Missouri residents harmed by radioactive contamination from Manhattan Project and Cold War-era nuclear activities, and requests Missouri's Congressional delegation to expand the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include affected Missourians. The resolution documents extensive radioactive contamination from uranium processing facilities, waste sites, and military experiments in St. Louis City, North St. Louis County, and St. Charles County between 1942-1966, which exposed residents, students, and workers to dangerous materials without their knowledge. While atomic bomb workers have received over $284 million in federal compensation, the resolution seeks similar recognition and compensation for civilians who suffered the same radiation-related illnesses and deaths from exposure to contaminated sites like Coldwater Creek, Francis Howell High School, and the West Lake Landfill.