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 'SSFL'
See a Video History of the Santa Susana Field Lab
September 6th, 2010 · No Comments · History, Santa Susana Field Lab
Tags: Rocketdyne·SSFL·SSFL Cleanup
More on Historic Agreement to Clean Up SSFL
September 4th, 2010 · 3 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
Organics Not Only Good for Humans, But Good for SSFL Cleanup, Too
April 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Green
Boeing scientists are using a molasses and soybean extract to remove a toxic chemical from the ground at the Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL), according to a 4-14 article in the Daily News. This cleanup approach is called bioremediation. The article quotes Boeing’s Art Lenox as saying the mixture creates “microorganisms that feed on oxygen and eat [...]
Tags: bioremediation·Boeing·perchlorate·SSFL
Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) Public Input Meeting Thursday in the Conejo
April 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is holding a public “listening” meeting tonight (4-7) at their office in Chatsworth, from 7 to 9:30 PM. to hear concerns about the Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) cleanup. The address is 9211 Oakdale Avenue. Thursday (4-8), they are putting on another public input meeting at the Oak Park [...]
Tags: DTSC·Rocketdyne Cleanup·SSFL
Support for a New Community Group to Study Rocketdyne
January 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
From reading emails of the Rocketdyne Information Society, a Yahoo Discussion Group, it seems like Christina Walsh and William Bowling have ruffled a few feathers in their quest to start a new Community Action Group (CAG) to get involved with the Rocketdyne cleanup. (Please see previous post of 1-23 for more information.) Some other groups [...]
Tags: ACMELA CAG·Rocketdyne·SSFL
ACMELA Founders Want New Group for Rocketdyne Cleanup
January 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Ventura County
William Bowling and Christina Walsh of the Aerospace Cancer Museum of Education (ACME) have turned in a petition for a Community Advisory Group (CAG) for Rocketdyne’s Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL). They submitted it to the California Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC). Bill and Christina are inviting us to join them at the ACME office and museum on Thursday, [...]
Tags: ACMELA·CAG·DTSC·Rocketdyne Cleanup·SSFL
More on Rocketdyne’s SSFL Toxic Dirt Removal and the Permit Process
August 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Ventura County
There is an editorial in the Ventura County Reporter today, 8-6, by Michael Sullivan, commenting on the permit process for the contaminated soil removal from Rocketdyne’s Santa Susana Field Lab.  To read it, go to: http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/handle_with_care_santa_susana_field_lab/7148/ Michael Collins has posted “Truckin,” about the soil removal, on his website, EnviroReporter.com. To read his article, go to: http://www.enviroreporter.com/2009/08/truckin/
Ventura Supervisors Vote That Boeing Can Remove Toxic Dirt Without County Oversight
August 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Ventura County
Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks’ motion to have the removal of contaminated soil from Rocketdyne be covered by a discretionary permit process failed at the Board of Supervisors meeting yesterday. The story is in the Ventura County Star today, 8-5. The motion could have given the county input on conditions for removing the soil, including weather [...]
Tags: Rocketdyne·SSFL