[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, REUSE: "San Francisco, EPA Fight Over Hunters Point Shipyard [CA] Radiation Cleanup"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

San Francisco, EPA Fight Over Hunters Point Shipyard Radiation Cleanup

By Jaxon Van Derbeken 
NBC Bay Area (CA)
October 5, 2022

When San Francisco gets control of the old Hunters Point Shipyard, some of the soil might still contain lingering levels of radiation, even though voters in the city passed a measure demanding a full cleanup.

For decades, the old Hunters Point Naval Shipyard has been slated for a sizable development. But first, the Navy had to deal with contamination from years of radiological testing and sandblasting of ships contaminated with radiation, an effort that has lasted decades.

With a new round of testing underway, the city soon will have to decide whether to accept the land if it’s in less than pristine condition. 

Two decades ago, voters called for the site to be fully cleaned to the most rigorous standards. A stance recently reiterated by Shamann Walton, President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/san-francisco-epa-fight-over-hunters-point-shipyard-radiation-cleanup/3022422/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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