[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, CONTRACTOR: Igniters, waste from Rocketdyne (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Igniters found near the Field Lab
Testing is being done on soil where items were unearthed

By Teresa Rochester
Ventura County Star (CA)
September 4, 2008


The more contractors tasked with removing debris linked to the Santa 
Susana Field Laboratory from a public park, the more they seem to find.

The most recent discovery, made on Aug. 28, was 58 igniters found buried 
one to three feet beneath the surface of a portion of Sage Ranch Park, 
once used as a skeet shooting range by employees of the former nuclear 
and rocket test engine site.

Before that, contractors stumbled upon 960 cubic yards of industrial 
debris, including industrial glass, piping, forks and spoons in early 
August at the 625-acre park on the Ventura-Los Angeles County line.

That unexpected find was made as workers removed lead shot and clay 
pigeon fragment from the former Rocketdyne-Atomics International Rifle 
and Pistol Club Inc., which was in operation from 1972 to 1991 on land 
the former owners of Sage Ranch leased to the testing facility.



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For the entire article, see
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/04/igniters-found-near-the-field-lab

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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
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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