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

The press release states: “Fifty-three years after a partial nuclear meltdown at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory site in the Chatsworth Hills, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has just released data finding extensive radioactive contamination still remains at the accident site.” She continues, “Data show exceedance levels ran as high as 1,000 times the ‘radiation trigger levels’ (RTLs).”

The RTLS were established by EPA pursuant to the historic cleanup agreement between the Department of Energy and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control in September 2010.

“The findings are extremely disappointing especially because the site has already undergone two cleanup efforts by its owner, The Boeing Company, and the Department of Energy. Each declared the land fully cleaned.”

Click here to read the full Brownley statement.

Media Coverage to date:

LA Daily News: Rocketdyne radiation is still abundant

EnviroReporter.com: Radiation readings soar at Rocketdyne

Chatsworth Patch: Brownley: New data show radioactivity still lurks at Santa Susana Field Lab

LA Observed: Radioactive chemical levels still high at Santa Susana

VC Star: Study finds contamination at Santa Susana Field Lab exceeds limits

The Mainichi Daily News: High levels of cesium found at former nuclear lab outside L.A.

Simi Valley Acorn: Study finds excessive radiation levels at field lab