To see a video of the history of the Santa Susana Field Lab, click on this link: http://www.conejopost.com/archives/3770 Go to Jim’s comment to find the link to a feature from the History Channel about the 1959 accident, that is now on YouTube. Thanks, Jim, for forwarding this to the Conejo Post!
Entries Tagged as 'Santa Susana Field Lab'
See a Video History of the Santa Susana Field Lab
September 6th, 2010 · No Comments · History, Santa Susana Field Lab
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More on Historic Agreement to Clean Up SSFL
September 4th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Santa Susana Field Lab
Christina Walsh of http://cleanuprocketdyne.org emailed the following, Friday (8-3) afternoon, in response to the news that California DTSC, and DOE and NASA have agreed “in principle” on the cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Lab in Simi Valley: “This is a landmark day and the most wonderful news I could possibly hear. Thank you NASA and DOE [...]
Tags: Rocketdyne·SSFL·SSFL Cleanup
Happy Day! State, DOE, and NASA Agree on SSFL Cleanup!
September 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · California, Santa Susana Field Lab
An emailed press release today from the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) announced that there are agreements in principle between the State and two federal agencies in regard to cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) in Simi Valley! And, that these agreements between the California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the U.S. Dept. [...]
Tags: Rocketdyne·SSFL·SSFL Cleanup
How is the Conveyance System?
August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Lake Sherwood, Oak Park, Santa Susana Field Lab, Triuinfo Sanitation District, Ventura County, Water Issues, Westlake Village
I spent the end of last week at a California sewage agency conference. With the sanitizing of words, it is actually called the California Association of “Sanitation” Agencies, “Ensuring Clean Water for California.” One of the most interesting sessions was called “New Strategies for Renewing Wastewater Conveyance Systems,” which means, “How are you going to take [...]
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Base of Historical Rocket Stand at SSFL to be Demolished
August 14th, 2010 · No Comments · History, Santa Susana Field Lab
The huge concrete base of an historical vertical rocket test stand (VTS-1), at the Santa Susana Field Lab, is scheduled to be taken down by current owner Boeing, starting next week. According to an 8-13 article in the Daily News, the VTS-1 was built in 1950 and was the first large rocket test stand in the U.S. [...]
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SSFL Community Group Proceeds Without DTSC Recognition
July 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Santa Susana Field Lab, Ventura County
Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) cleanup activist, Christina Walsh is in the process of forming a Community Advisory Group (CAG) now, and invites anyone interested to take part. Christina Walsh says, “We have decided that we don’t need the California Department of Toxic Substances Control’s (DTSC) “recognition” of our CAG, to exist. We are now [...]
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