2008 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:15:01 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, CLEANUP: Debris found near Rocketdyne (CA)
 
Debris from field lab found in nearby park

By Teresa Rochester
Ventura County Star (CA)
August 21, 2008


Authorities are testing material found in a 40,000-square-foot debris field unearthed last week on public parkland next to the polluted Santa Susana Field Laboratory near Simi Valley, officials said Wednesday.

Contractors removing lead shot and clay pigeon fragments from a former Rocketdyne shooting range stumbled upon the debris field on land that is now Sage Ranch Park.

The unexpected discovery prompted the state's Department of Toxic Substances Control to order the Boeing Co., which owns the neighboring Santa Susana Field Laboratory, to test the materials for potential chemical or radiation contamination.

The debris, which includes industrial glass, piping, metal fragments and household wastes such as forks and spoons, is believed to have come from the field lab, said Norm Riley, Department of Toxic Substances Control project director.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/21/debris-from-field-lab-found-in-nearby-park/

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Lenny Siegel
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