downwinder
Nuclear test casualty
A downwinder is someone who lives or lived in the path of radioactive fallout from nuclear testing or accidents.
The term emerged from communities in Nevada, Utah, and Arizona exposed to fallout from Cold War weapons tests: Downwinders have long sought compensation for their cancer rates.
The word extends to anyone affected by wind-carried contamination from nuclear facilities.
Post-blast atmospheric particles
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- irradiatedExposed to electromagnetic energy
- exposedOut in open
contaminated · plume · isotopes · strontium · cesium · iodine-131 · atmospheric · dosimeter
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
- tumorsAbnormal tissue masses
- illnessState of poor health
sickness · mutations · carcinogens · radiogenic · epidemiology · birth defects · autoimmune · chronic
One who inhabits
- survivorOne still alive after
- victimOne harmed by another
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- civilianNon-military person
evacuee · displaced · sufferer · inhabitant · affected · endangered · downstream · rural
fallout
Post-blast atmospheric particles
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- irradiatedExposed to electromagnetic energy
exposed · contaminated · plume · isotopes · strontium · cesium · iodine-131 · atmospheric · dosimeter · half-life
cancer
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
- tumorsAbnormal tissue masses
illness · sickness · mutations · carcinogens · radiogenic · epidemiology · birth defects · autoimmune · chronic · diagnosis
resident
One who inhabits
- survivorOne still alive after
- victimOne harmed by another
- populationAll inhabitants combined
civilian · evacuee · displaced · sufferer · inhabitant · affected · endangered · downstream · rural · indigenous
downwinderbomb maker
Creates explosive weapons
defense contractor · nuclear physicist · J. Robert Oppenheimer
down, wind, downer, downs, downed, downing, winds, windy, winded