The Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR) program is a Department of Defense (DoD)
program that works to confirm veteran participation in U.S. atmospheric nuclear
tests from 1945 to 1962, and the occupation forces of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
If the veteran is a confirmed participant of these events, NTPR may provide either
an actual or estimated radiation dose received by the veteran. The Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) will request this information from DTRA during VA claim reviews
as required.
Click here to access information about radiation exposure of the Department of Veterans
Affairs web site.
How to File a Claim
Veterans seeking a claim for their participation in U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests
as well as members of occupation forces of Hiroshima and Nagasaki must submit their
request through the VA.
Veterans do not have to contact the NTPR program to obtain participation and dose
information prior to submitting a VA claim or requesting priority health care.
To file a claim with a VA regional office, please call (800) 827-1000.
To file a claim through the Department of Justice Radiation Exposure Program, call
(800) 729-7327 or write to:
Radiation Exposure Compensation Program
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 146
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044-0146
Click here to access the Department of Justice’s Radiation Exposure Compensation
Program web site.
Contact Information
NTPR Office
Toll-Free Number: (800) 462-3683
Email: ntpr@dtra.mil
Postal Address:
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
RD-NTSN/NTPR
8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201
Department of Veteran Affairs
Toll-Free Number: (800) 827-1000
Department of Veterans Affairs web site
Postal Address:
Department of Veterans Affairs
1120 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington D.C., DC 20421
Nuclear Testing Archive (Department of Energy) Phone: (702) 794-5117
Nuclear Testing Archive web site
Postal Address:
Nuclear Testing Archive
U.S. Department of Energy/NNSA
Mail Stop 400
P.O. Box 98521
Las Vegas, NV 89193-8521