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Offsite Impact of SSFLFor thirty five years, activists, legislators and media have misled the public about SSFL. Finally, here is a compilation of evidence that SSFL has NOT impacted the health of its neighbors.
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Nuclear Decommissioning at SSFLA 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, and delayed radiological cleanup at SSFL.
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Proposal that DTSC and DOE Agree to Terminate the 2010 DOE AOC There is an unacceptable conflict between the State of California and the federal government over radiologic cleanup requirements for the DOE’s Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) in Ventura County, California.
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Radiation Dose, Risk and Cleanup StandardsWhat are radiation cleanup standards and how have they changed over the years? What is "reasonable" in ALARA? What is the linear no threshold (LNT) theory of radiation risk? What are the illogical consequences of LNT? How clean is clean? How low is low? How safe is safe? Answers to these and other questions may be found in,
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PASSFL Survey of 2026 Candidates for Political OfficeParents Against Santa Susana Field Laboratory (PASSFL) conducted a survey of candidates for local, State, and federal office, to gauge their opinions about SSFL. PASSFL cleverly engineered the responses that it desired, through the use of carefully worded questions, and limited options to multi-choice questions. A synopsis of the survey, the candidates' responses, and an alternative view are presented here.
My communication to candidates garnered only two responses, resulting in brief email exchanges.
No successful candidates responded to this challenge. |
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Sodium Reactor Experiment (SRE) AccidentThe 1959 accident at the Sodium Reactor Experiment has served as a lightening rod for community attention towards SSFL. Learn more about the myths and facts surrounding the SRE accident.
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Community Sampling/Exposure/Health Studies"To date, DTSC has not found any evidence that contamination from research and testing operations at SSFL has posed or would pose a threat to human health or the environment outside the SSFL site boundaries." [DTSC, 2018]
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Santa Susana Field Laboratory - Inconvenient TruthsMisinformation and disinformation surrounding SSFL has has been perpetuated by activist organizations, legislators and the media. The following short, two-page summary is a quick read that gives the facts about SSFL.
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PSR-LA Petition & Complaint (2013-2023)In August 2013, PSR-LA alleged that demolition debris from decommissioned former nuclear facilities should be classified as low-level radioactive waste. Petitioners: Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles, Southern California Federation of Scientists, Committee to Bridge the Gap and Consumer Watchdog. Respondents: Department of Toxic Substances Control and California Department of Public Health. Real Party In Interest: The Boeing Company |
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DTSC-Boeing Settlement Agreement (2022)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.
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Jared Blumenfeld's Conflict of Interest (2022)Request to the California Attorney General to conduct a conflict of interest investigation on CalEPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld.
One month later, Mr. Blumenfeld resigned as CalEPA Secretary. Attorney General Bonta did not have the common courtesy to reply to my letter. |
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Personal Communication with Federal and State Officials, and MediaThe correspondence below with federal and State officials, and media, concerning legislative, regulatory and operational actions related to the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) has been initiated by myself, acting as a private citizen and community resident. The material discussed 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 approved this correspondence, neither has it been sought. I alone am responsible for its content.
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The Boeing CompanyThe Santa Susana Field Laboratory is hidden low down in the Boeing food chain.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
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California Department of Public Health - Radiologic Health Branch
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
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National Park Service (NPS)
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
WikipediaAs with all sources of information on the internet, one should use caution in using information on Wikipedia. Check the citations to ensure that they are original sources. Be suspicious of citations that are media articles that express opinions or quote third party opinions about controversial issues. |
Other SourcesIn the interest of openness and impartiality, several other organizations host websites expressing a variety of misguided opinions on SSFL. The reader is cautioned to fact check this material against official, more credible sources above.
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Last updated at 11:07 pm PDT on 06/15/2026