[CPEO-MEF] REUSE, RADIATION: "Contamination, de-contamination and the dilemma of distrust at the Hunters Point shipyard" (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Contamination, de-contamination and the dilemma of distrust at the Hunters Point shipyard

by M. Reza Shirazi
San Francisco Bay View (CA)
November 3, 2019

“The fraud and uncertainty surrounding Tt EC’s work at HPNS [Hunters Point Naval shipyard] has caused a complete loss of trust in the Navy by the local community.”

“The fraud has also caused a loss of confidence by the regulatory community (both EPA and California state regulators) regarding the Navy’s radiological remediation program and the Navy’s competence to implement it.”

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These words do not come from a frustrated Bayview Hunters Point resident who has been disappointed by the remediation work in the shipyard. Nor are they from an activist who wants to bring into the public attention the misconduct of Tetra Tech and the failure of the Navy and other regulatory agencies in overseeing the remediation work. Nor are they from a local journalist who wants to make headlines in the media and enhance his reputation.

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For the entire article, see
https://sfbayview.com/2019/11/contamination-de-contamination-and-the-dilemma-of-distrust-at-the-hunters-point-shipyard/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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