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Department of Energy (DOE)

• Cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory for DOE's Responsibility at Area IV
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• Enviromental Monitoring and D&D Activities for the Former ETEC
  
  
• Santa Susana Field Laboratory Area IV Environmental Impact Statement - DOE/EIS-0402
  
  
  • Draft Environmental Impact Statement - January 2017
    • Volume I - Summary plus Chapters 1 through 14
    • Volume II - Appendices A through K
      
      
• Final Environmental Impact Statement - November 2018
  • Summary
  • Volume 1 (Chapters 1 through 14)
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• Evaluation of the Effects of the Woolsey Fire on the Analysis in the Final EIS.  May 2019
  
  
• Record of Decision for Demolition and Disposal/Recycle of DOE Buildings
  • Federal Register Notice - September 27, 2019
    
    
• Order on Consent for Interim Response Action at the RMHF Complex.  May 19,2020
  • Press Release.  May 20, 2020
    
    
• Amendment to Order on Consent for Interim Response Action at the RMHF Complex. October 30, 2020
  • Press Release. November 4, 2020
    

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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• SSFL History Video (7:33 min)
  
  
• Santa Susana Field Laboratory Area II Environmental Impact Statement
  
  
  • NASA Office of Inspector General's Audit of Remediation at SSFL - February 14, 2013
    
    
  • Final EIS - March 2014
    • Appendix A - CEQ Letter
    • Appendix B - Applicable Laws & Regulations
    • Appendix C - Cultural Resources Study
    • Appendix D - Fall 2010 Habitat Listed Species Surveys
    • Appendix E - 2011 Supplemental Biological Surveys
    • Appendix F - Quino Checkerspot Butterfly Habitat Survey
    • Appendix G - Wetlands
    • Appendix H - Supplemental Air Quality GHG Information and Approach
    • Appendix I - Air Quality General Conformity Analysis
    • Appendix J - Paleontological Resources Assessment
    • Appendix K - Public Comments
    • Appendix L - Agency Correspondence
    • Appendix M - Biological Assessmment
      
      
  • Record of Decision for FEIS - April 2014
    
    
  • NASA Office of Inspector General's Audit of Remediation at SSFL - March 19, 2019
    
    
  • Draft Supplemental EIS for Soil Cleanup - October 25, 2019
    • SEIS Appendices
    • SEIS Appendix 3.2C Werland Delieation
    • Draft SEIS Factsheet
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  • Final Supplemental EIS for Soil Cleanup Activities at SSFL - July 24, 2020
    • Appendix 2A - AOC Look-Up Table Values
    • Appendix 2B - Revised Look-Up Table Values
    • Appendix 2C - Suburban Residential Risk-Based Cleanup Values
    • Appendix 2D - Recreational Risk-Based Cleanup Values
    • Appendix 2E - Evaluation of Soil Excavation Volumes and Footprints
    • Appendix 2F - Environmental Justice Screening Report
    • Appendix 2G - Environmentally Preferred Alternative Calculation
    • Appendix 3.1A - 2014 Programmatic Agreement, as amended in 2020
    • Appendix 3.2A - 2011 Supplemental Biological Surveys of NASA- Administered Property at SSFL
    • Appendix 3.2B - Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Assessment
    • Appendix 3.2C - Jurisdictional Determination
    • Appendix 4A - Draft SEIS Comment Response
    • Appendix 4B - Public Comment Matrix
    • Public Comments on the Draft SEIS for Soil Cleanup Activities at SSFL
    • NOA for Final SEIS
      
      
  • Record of Decision - Supplemental EIS for Soil Cleanup Activities at SSFL. September 2020
    • Notice of Availability  October 2, 2020
      

National Park Service (NPS)

• Santa Susana Field Laboratory.  A documentation project by the National Park Service and NASA

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL)

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

• Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) Draft Preliminary Site Evaluation
  December 3, 1999

California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)

• Santa Susana Field Laboratory
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  • EnviroStor
  • Boeing Settlement Agreement  May 9, 2022
    
    
• Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
  • Draft PEIR Main Report - September 2017
  • Appendix A - Program Management Plan
  • Appendix B - Preliminary Screening Levels
  • Appendix C - Public Pre-Comments (Part 1)
  • Appendix C - Public Pre-Comments (Part 2)
  • Appendix C - Public Pre-Comments (Part 3)
  • Appendix C - Public Pre-Comments (Part 4)
  • Appendix D - Air Quality Worksheets
  • Appendix E - Greenhouse Gas Worksheets
  • Appendix F - Health Risk Modeling
  • Appendix G - Risk of Upset Worksheets
  • Appendix H - Traffic Study
  • Appendix I - Noise Calculations
  • Appendix J - Transportation Feasibility Study
    • Reference Documents - Part 1
    • Reference Documents - Part 2
  • Appendix K - Draft Excavation and Offsite Disposal Volume Estimate for Boeing Areas I, III and Southern Buffer
    

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

• Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) Radiation Dose Reconstruction for Area IV of SSFL

American Jewish University - Brandeis-Bardin Campus

• Information on the Safety of the Brandeis-Bardin Property
  
  
• DTSC. "Community Update. The American Jewish University, Brandeis Bardin Institute." May 2017
  
  
• DTSC. "Review of Radiological and Chemical Data from Investigations Conducted at and Near the Santa Susana Field Laboratory and the American Jewish University - Brandeis Bardin Institute." May 2, 2017
  
  
• Tetra Tech. "Environmental and Radiological Data Summary and Health Risk Evaluation for the American Jewish University Brandeis-Bardin Campus at Simi Vally, California." April 2016.

Personal Communication

The correspondence below with California State officials concerning legislative and regulatory actions related to the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) has been prepared by myself, acting as a private citizen and community resident.

The material has benefited from the knowledge acquired during my twenty five years as Senior Manager of Radiation Safety at SSFL before my retirement. However the views and opinions expressed are mine alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Boeing Company, the Department of Energy (DOE) or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Neither Boeing, nor DOE, nor NASA has solicited or approved this correspondence. I alone am responsible for its content.

Nuclear Decommissioning

A major activity at SSFL has been the decommissioning of DOE-owned and Boeing-owned nuclear and radiological faciities in Area IV.

Since 2000, politics, legislation, litigation and regulatory abuse and inaction has interfered with the established decommissioning process. 

Nuclear Decommissioning in California: 20+ Years of Politics vs. Science

• Report, June 10, 2022
  
  
• Prresentation to the Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Spokane, WA. July 20, 2022
  
  
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  • YouTube

DTSC-Boeing Settlement Agreement

On May 9, 2022 DTSC announced a Settlement Agreement "to hold Boeing accountable to its cleanup obligations at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory."

A primary objective is for Boeing to cleanup radionuclides (but not chemicals) in soil to background, in its areas of responsibility. The following paper provides an opposing view.

• Opposition to DTSC-Boeing Settlement Agreement
  May 23, 2022

Jared Blumenfeld

Request to the California Attorney General to conduct a conflict of interest investigation on CalEPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld.

• Letter to Attorney General Bonta. July 8, 2022
• Email transmitting above letter. July 8, 2022

Other Sources

In the interest of openness and impartiality, several other organizations host websites expressing a variety of opinions on SSFL.  The reader is cautioned to fact check this material against official sources above.

• Aerospace Contamination Museum of Education
• CleanupRocketdyne.Org
• Committee to Bridge the Gap (CBG)
• Community Advisory Group (CAG)
• Consumer Watchdog
• CORE Advocacy for Nuclear and Aerospace Workers
• Enviroreporter.com
• In the Dark of the Valley
• NBC4 - LA's Nuclear Secret
• Parents Against SSFL
• Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles Chapter
• Protect Santa Susana from Boeing
• Rocketdyne Cleanup Coalition
• SSFL Advisory Panel
• SSFL Workgroup