[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, CLEANUP: Debris found near Rocketdyne (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

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
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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