[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: EPA approves Navy plan for Moffett Field's (CA) Hangar One

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

EPA weighs in on Hangar One's toxic siding in letter to Navy

By Diana Samuels
Palo Alto Daily News/San Jose Mercury News (CA)
May 22, 2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on the Navy's 
proposal to remove the toxic panels covering Moffett Field's Hangar One 
and leave the underlying steel frame uncovered.

The Navy, which occupied the Mountain View Superfund site until NASA 
Ames took over in 1994, is responsible for cleaning up the contaminants, 
which include PCBs. But it hasn't made a commitment to repanel the 
Depression-era structure once its siding is removed. NASA has said 
recently it would be willing to take over long-term cleanup if the Navy 
pays for a new cover.

Removing the hangar's siding will help prevent future recontamination, a 
May 11 letter from the EPA says. The letter asks the Navy to develop a 
"comprehensive work plan" that would make sure no harmful toxins are 
spread during the removal process.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12427289?IADID

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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
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