New EPA data show substantial radioactivity at site of SSFL partial meltdown
New EPA data show substantial radioactivity at site of SSFL partial meltdown Assemblymember Julia Brownley issued a press release on March 5, 2012 regarding new EPA data that show substantial radioactive contamination at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.

Pictured to left: gamma isotopic detector mounted on a burro at SSFL

New EPA data show substantial radioactivity at site of SSFL partial meltdown

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Assemblymember Julia Brownley issued a press release on March 5, 2012 regarding new EPA data that show substantial radioactive contamination at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.


Pictured to left: gamma isotopic detector mounted on a burro at SSFL

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RCC and Allies file Amicus Brief

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The Rocketdyne Cleanup Coalition and allied organizations including the Southern California Federation of Scientists, Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, and Committee to Bridge the Gap have filed a Amicus Brief in opposition to Boeing’s efforts to overturn SB990, the state cleanup law for the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.

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It Happened Here

Sodium Reactor Experiment at SSFL

by Teens Against Toxins Co-Founders Devyn Gortner and Robin Estrin

The entire world watches, helpless and terrified, as Japan’s four nuclear reactors are abandoned. But for those of us who live just a few miles from the site of America’s first, and least-known, commercial nuclear meltdown, our reaction is tempered by familiarity and frustration.

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SSFL Work Group – May 3, 2011

The next meeting of the Santa Susana Work Group is Tuesday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m.

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RCC Featured on CBS Local News Special

CBS2-3-11

CBS TV Channel 2 News aired an extraordinary piece featuring RCC members.

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SSFL Work Group – February 2, 2011

The next meeting of the Santa Susana Work Group is Wednesday, February 2, at 6:30 p.m.

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Community Members Hail Agreement to Clean Up Meltdown Site – Fruition of 21 Years of Struggle

Checking radiation from damaged reactor core in 1959

Members of the Rocketdyne Cleanup Coalition, who have worked for two decades to achieve today’s historic development, expressed great joy over the signing of the breakthrough agreements with the Department of Energy and NASA for the cleanup of contamination at the Santa Susana Field Lab. The Coalition has fought since 1989 to get the site cleaned up.

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Community Spotlight

Bonnie Klea was profiled in a recent VC Reporter cover story entitled, "Atomic Avenger." Read more

SSFL Cleanup on KCRW

The SSFL Cleanup Agreements are discussed on Warren Olney's KCRW's show on Which Way, LA? Click here to listen.

RCC Slideshow

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Rocketdyne Reading

Read about RCC's long struggle to cleanup Rocketdyne and protect our communities in "A Loss of Innocence."

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