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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2002

Compensation for people who got work after being exposed to nuclear radiation on Amchitka Island in Alaska is arriving to complaints about the process.

Federal and state officials held a meeting last night to discuss the issue. Some complained that certain cancers aren't covered while others said their claims aren't being handled in a timely manner.

The government detonated three nuclear bombs underground on the island, which is in the Aleutian Chain. Alaska Natives are concerned that remnants of the blasts have affected the marine life on which they depend.

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