Nuke

Former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant worker Dennis Romero, center, wipes a tear as he stands with Douglas Del Forge, left, and Del Forge's father, Clifford, right, at a demonstration at a meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health in Lakewood, Colo., Monday June 11, 2007. The board was considering easier health beneifts for workers at the former plant. Del Forge suffers from a brain tumor that paralyzes the right side of his face. He attributes the disease to his 24 years as a plant worker. Both Romero and Clifford Del Forge also spent decades at Rocky Flats. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)

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Former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant worker Dennis Romero, center, wipes a tear as he stands with Douglas Del Forge, left, and Del Forge's father, Clifford, right, at a demonstration at a meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health in Lakewood, Colo., Monday June 11, 2007. The board was considering easier health beneifts for workers at the former plant. Del Forge suffers from a brain tumor that paralyzes the right side of his face. He attributes the disease to his 24 years as a plant worker. Both Romero and Clifford Del Forge also spent decades at Rocky Flats. (Kevin Moloney for the New York Times)