Radiation
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Massive Woolsey Fire Began On Contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory
CLOSE TO SITE OF PARTIAL MELTDOWN Electric Substation at SSFL Tripped 2 Minutes Before Fire Reported For Immediate Release: November 12, 2018 Contact: Denise Duffield, 310-339-9676 or dduffield@psr-la.org, Melissa Bumstead rmelissabumstead@sbcglobal.net, Dan Hirsch, 831-336-8003 or dhirsch1@cruzio.com...
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Navy used obsolete safety standards in shipyard cleanup, researchers say
Read the SF Chronicle report regarding radioactive contamination at Hunter’s Point: According to a new report, the Navy, which is supposed to be removing radioactive contamination from the shipyard, is relying...
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Hunters Point Radioactive Contamination ‘Was Far Greater’ Than Thought, Researchers Say
KCBS reports: SAN FRANCISCO — Contamination is more widespread in San Francisco’s Hunters Point section than previously acknowledged, according to a pair of reports from a non-profit based in Santa...
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New report heightens radiation concerns at SF Hunters Point
Fox 2 reports: SAN FRANCISCO – A meeting was held Thursday night to go over the latest reports on potential contamination of the old Hunters Point Shipyard site in San Francisco....
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New reports suggest Navy likely spread radiation all over Hunters Point, never checked for contamination
Read the Curbed San Francisco report here.
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Report: No Data Exists To Support Presumption Of Safety At Shipyard
The SF Chronicle reports: An independent report, one of two released Thursday on the safety of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, said no data exists to...
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Reports suggest radioactive contamination affects Hunters Point Shipyard in areas never tested by Navy
The SF Examiner reports. Read the article here.
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SSFL: The price our family had to pay
Read the piece in the VC Reporter.
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Residents of San Fernando, Simi valleys want Gavin Newsom to commit to cleaning up Santa Susana Field Lab, if he wins
Residents of San Fernando, Simi valleys want Gavin Newsom to commit to cleaning up Santa Susana Field Lab, if he wins
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Trump’s EPA moving to loosen radiation limits
The SF Chronicle reports: The Trump administration is quietly moving to weaken U.S. radiation regulations, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good...
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Navy’s Hunters Point retesting plan draws on questionable cost-cutting study
The SF Chronicle reports: The U.S. Navy’s latest promise to clean up radioactive soil and buildings at its former San Francisco shipyard relies on an earlier Navy effort to remove less radioactivity...
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Critique by the Committee to Bridge the Gap of the Navy’s Draft Five-Year Review Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
Click here to read the entire critique. (PDF) Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, also known as Superfund), the Navy is required every Five-Years to...
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Residents rip officials for latest delay of Santa Susana Field Lab cleanup
The VC Star reports: Officials of the state department overseeing the long-planned cleanup of the contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory got an earful Saturday from activists frustrated with the latest...