[CPEO-MEF] REGULATION: Santa Susana Lab (CA) agreements in principle

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
California Environmental Protection Agency
September 3, 2010

State Reaches Agreements In Principle on SSFL Cleanup with DOE and NASA

SACRAMENTO, CA - Capping months of negotiations, the Department of Toxic 
Substances Control (DTSC), the federal Department of Energy (DOE) and 
NASA today announced a major breakthrough in the cleanup of the Santa 
Susana Field Lab (SSFL) site in Simi Valley. The agreements in principle 
reached by the three agencies regarding the cleanup of DOE's 290-acre 
and NASA's 451-acre portions of the facility will meet the strict 
environmental standards set by state law (SB 990).

"This is a significant step forward in cleaning up the SSFL site to the 
highest environmental standard," said Linda Adams, Secretary of the 
California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) who has been 
leading this effort. "I'm happy to see that DOE and NASA have stepped up 
to the plate and will not only meet but exceed our standards, in 
addition to paying for the state's oversight costs."

SSFL is a former rocket engine test and nuclear research facility on 
more than 2,800 acres along the border of Los Angeles and Ventura 
counties. The Boeing Company, NASA and DOE operated facilities on 
portions of the property from 1949 to 2006, and are responsible for the 
cleanup overseen by DTSC. The state has been in negotiations with all 
three responsible parties for several years. DOE once operated several 
nuclear reactors, associated fuel facilities and laboratories on what is 
known as "Area IV" of the SSFL facility. NASA conducted basic 
liquid-fuel rocket engine testing on its portion of the facility, 
commonly called "Area II" and part of "Area I."

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For the entire news release and links to the original documents, go to
http://www.dtsc-ssfl.com/files/lib_correspond/agreements/64712_SSFLannouncement_-_FINAL.pdf




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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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