2 ▁and ▁implementing ▁reg ulations ▁in ▁Title ▁ 3 8 ▁of ▁the ▁Code ▁of ▁Federal ▁Reg ulations , ▁part ▁ 3 . 3 1 1 . ▁ ▁John ▁Smith erman , ▁was ▁a ▁n avy ▁pilot ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁B ik ini ▁At oll ▁nuclear ▁explos ions , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁extensive ▁radio active ▁cont am ination ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁Can cer ▁of ▁the ▁l ym ph atic ▁system , ▁and ▁two ▁leg ▁am put ations , ▁resulted ▁for ▁Smith erman , ▁who ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁At omic ▁V eter ans . ▁Smith erman ▁featured ▁in ▁Robert ▁Stone ' s ▁document ary ▁film ▁Radio ▁B ik ini , ▁which ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁▁ ▁A ▁formal ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁radiation ▁expos ure ▁these ▁veter ans ▁received , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁radiation ▁experiments ▁conducted ▁on ▁humans , ▁was ▁initi ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁by ▁former ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton , ▁who ▁apolog ized ▁for ▁their ▁treatment ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁" In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁repe aled ▁the ▁N uc lear ▁Rad iation ▁Sec re cy ▁Ag re ement ▁Act , ▁which ▁res c ind ed ▁the ▁At omic ▁V eter an ▁“ o ath - of - se cre cy ”, ▁thus ▁allowing ▁At omic - V eter ans ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁rec ount ▁stories