A tentative new 180 page water permit released by LARWQCB, if approved, would further relax the already weak pollution limits for Boeing and allow increased amounts of contaminants to migrate off SSFL in polluted runoff. A hearing for this permit is currently scheduled for February 12 at 1:30 pm. – please attend and speak out for a stronger permit.
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On January 5 the Sacramento Superior Court of California denied Boeing’s motion to summarily grant judgment for them and allow them to dispose of radioactive waste from dismantlement of contaminated SSFL buildings wherever they chose, and without getting approval from state agencies.
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The Work Group will discuss • Proposed permit that would allow more migration of contaminants in surface water runoff from SSFL • Recent court ruling on disposal of SSFL radioactive debris • Efforts to work with communities that are similarly impacted by the failure of the state toxics department • Cleanup myths propagated by Boeing • And more!
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The SSFL Work Group will hold an important meeting on October 1 for a candid discussion about the contamination and cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. John Pace, a former Atomics International employee, will relay his first-person experiences during the partial nuclear meltdown of the Sodium Reactor Experiment. Also addressed will be troubling developments regarding the SSFL cleanup agreements that leave some wondering if the nuclear and chemical contamination will ever be cleaned up.
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September 19, 2014 – Today’s appeals court decision in a lawsuit Boeing filed back in 2009 will not affect the cleanup of the former reactor and rocket testing facility near Simi Valley, cleanup groups said.
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A new report reveals the extent of Boeing’s efforts to derail the SSFL cleanup. The report recommends that DTSC fully enforce the legally binding Administrative Orders on Consent signed by NASA and DOE, and that Boeing be compelled to clean up its portion of Santa Susana to the land’s agricultural zoning/general plan, as DTSC committed to in the prior Administration. Click here to read the report.
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Learn about the potential for offsite exposures from the Santa Susana Field Laboratory at the next SSFL Work Group Meeting: Wednesday, June 18th 6:30 PM, Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93065.
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Community members living near the Santa Susana Field Laboratory expressed appreciation and support for the return of the SSFL Work Group at its first meeting in over two years on February 5, 2014.
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The Rocketdyne Cleanup Coalition is thrilled to announce the return of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory Inter-Agency Work Group! RCC has been a member of the SSFL Work Group panel for over 20 years.
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On December 11, 2013, the Superior Court in Sacramento issued a preliminary injunction, blocking the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) from approving shipments of radioactive debris from the demolition of SSFL Boeing nuclear buildings to unlicensed disposal sites.
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