Author: CBG
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The new nuclear arms race
LA Times opinion piece. Read it here.
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SSFL Contamination at Runkle Canyon and Brandeis-Bardin Institute? NBC4 Investigation and March 16 Work Group Meeting
NBC4 aired the 6th segment in its ongoing investigation of SSFL, “Living in the Shadow of a Toxic Mess,” on February 29, 2016. The investigation examined whether contamination from SSFL...
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Why does affluent Porter Ranch get more urgent environmental relief than working-class Boyle Heights?
Read the LA Times editorial here.
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Capitol Watchdog reports.
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LA’s Nuclear Secret: A Call For Action
NBC aired the fifth segment of its year-long and ongoing investigation into SSFL, “LA’s Nuclear Secret: Call For Action,” on December 14, 2015, revealing that Boeing now estimates that as many as 96 people out of 100 would get cancer from the contamination if they lived on the site – yet it has asked state regulators to allow them to not clean up about 98% of the soil on its property.
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CBG’s Annual News Letter! 2015 Edition
In this edition we discuss the slow moving progress to clean up the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. We also look at other big nuclear stories of 2015, including revelations that...
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Racist remarks in emails put California officials on defensive
The Sacramento Bee reports here.
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CBG & Other Groups Oppose EPA’s Proposed Huge Increase in Permissible Radioactivity in Drinking Water
Read the group letter by clicking here. On December 5, 2015, OMB received for review from the US EPA proposed changes to its Protective Action Guides (PAGs) for responding to...
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ATSDR Rejects Petition to Repudiate SSFL Health Studies, Cleanup
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced on December 7th that it will reverse course on plans to get involved at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL). The announcement comes after months of public outcry over ATSDR’s prior decision to accept a petition that asked the agency to repudiate studies that showed potential health risks from SSFL and to weigh in against the site’s cleanup agreements. The petition was submitted by a former manager at SSFL and current consultant to the Department of Energy, which is one of the polluters at SSFL.
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CBG & Other Organizations Oppose Petitions to NRC to Relax Radiation Protections and Declare Radiation Good For You
Read the letters here: Comments to NRC Opposing Hormesis Petitions for Rulemaking NRDC & CBG Comments LNT Docket 19 Nov 2015
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NBC4 Investigates Potential Offsite SSFL Contamination
On Tuesday November 9, NBC4 aired a new installment in its investigation of the contamination at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. "LA's Nuclear Secret: Camp Cover-Up" revealed new documents regarding contaminants from SSFL that have migrated to the Brandeis-Bardin Institute, location of a year-round children's camp.
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Stand-down order at San Onofre questioned
The plant is closed. but radioactive material remains The San Diego Union Tribune Reports
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Edison Never Told Federal Regulators Of San Onofre Equipment Design Flaw
KPBS reports here.
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NBC4 SSFL Investigation – LA’s Nuclear Secret
NBC4 has revealed the results of a year long investigation into the Santa Susana Field Laboratory! The first two segments of the investigation, "LA's Nuclear Secret" air on September 21 and 22.
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Acorn Letters to the Editor: SSFL cleanup should continue
Published in the Acorn, read the letters to the editor here.