NBC4 broadcast a new segment on May 4, 2016 in its ongoing investigation of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) that examines a new study commissioned by American Jewish University about the migration of SSFL contamination to its Brandeis-Bardin Institute property, home of Camp Alonim children’s camp.
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A new analysis of Boeing’s risk assessments shows shockingly high contamination and risk – both now and after its weak proposed cleanup. If Boeing prevails, the vast majority of contamination on its property at SSFL will not be cleaned up and nearby communities will continue to be at risk through offsite migration. This is unacceptable! Please sign a new petition, to Senators Boxer and Feinstein and share widely with your friends and neighbors!
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The SSFL Work Group will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, March 16 at 6:30 pm at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center in Simi Valley. The Work Group will take a closer look at whether contamination from SSFL migrated to Runkle Ranch and the Brandeis-Bardin Institute and will examine troubles at the state toxics agency (DTSC), which oversees the SSFL cleanup and has come under fire for failing to protect many communities in California.
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NBC aired the fifth segment of its year-long investigation into SSFL on December 14, 2015. The segment, entitled “LA’s Nuclear Secret: Call For Action,” revealed that the site is even more contaminated than previously known.
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The SSFL community applauds ATSDR’s decision to reject a petition calling for repudiation of past health studies and weakened cleanup. The agency’s announcement comes after months of public outcry over its prior decision to accept the petition, which was submitted by a former manager at SSFL and current consultant to the Department of Energy, which is one of the polluters at SSFL.
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NBC4 has revealed new information about contamination from SSFL that has migrated to the Brandeis-Bardin Institute in “LA’s Nuclear Secret: Camp Cover-Up, “which aired on November 9 and was followed up with a segment on November 19. The investigation is part of NBC4’s blockbuster year-long investigation, “LA’s Nuclear Secret” that was broadcast in September.
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The SSFL cleanup is again at risk, this time from the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) which recently announced that it had accepted a petition which had asked it to repudiate past studies that showed potential health risks from SSFL and to weigh in against the current cleanup agreements. ATSDR is not planning to do any new testing for contamination or new research on health problems in the community. It is highly inappropriate for the feds to try to undo either the past studies or the cleanup commitments.
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Some of the parties responsible for the contamination are pushing to not have to clean up the great majority of the contaminated soil. This is unacceptable. It would leave all who live in the area around the polluted lab at risk from radioactivity and other toxic materials migrating off the hill. Sign a petition to elected officials asking them to ensure that the cleanup commitments are upheld and that ALL of the contamination is cleaned up!
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KNBC Channel 4 is airing the first segments of a year long investigation into the Santa Susana Field Laboratory on September 21 and 22 during the 11 pm news! The investigation and new information about Boeing’s own cancer risk estimates will be discussed on Thursday, September 24 at 6:30 PM at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93065
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In August, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced that it had accepted a “citizen’s petition†to re-evaluate prior studies that found a connection between SSFL and health impacts and to provide an “opinion” about cleanup “options.” However, the petition was sent by a former SSFL official and DOE contractor who asks ATSDR to refute previous studies and weigh in against the cleanup agreement. ATSDR should stay out. SSFL must be cleaned up now so that local communities are no longer at risk.
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