[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, REUSE: "Navy to Begin Radiation Testing on Treasure Island [CA] Homes in June"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy to Begin Radiation Testing on Treasure Island Homes in June
Navy representatives face concerned residents for the first time  
since deciding to survey all homes on Treasure Island for  
radiological contamination

By Vicky Nguyen, Liz Wagner and Jeremy Carroll
NBC Bay Area (CA)
April 9, 2014

The Navy informed Treasure Island residents in a meeting Wednesday  
that it plans to begin radiological testing beneath their homes in  
June. Last month the Navy announced its decision to survey the land  
under more than 600 homes for radiation contamination.

For years the Navy has denied the presence of radiological  
contaminants on the island and only recently acknowledged that parts  
of Treasure Island are "radiologically impacted."

Nearly 3,000 people live and work on the former Naval shipyard,  
located halfway between San Francisco and Oakland. It is home to  
breathtaking views of the city skylines, and also home to people like  
Kathryn Lundgren, who are now questioning what they have been told  
about the safety of their residences.

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For the entire story, see
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/Navy-Address-Residents- 
Concerned-About-Treasure-Island-Radiation--254625701.html

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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>
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