Rocketdyne
California Non-Profit Corporation
dedicated to the proper clean-up and
characterization of the Rocketdyne - Santa Susana
Field Laboratory owned by Boeing. If you haven't
heard of Rocketdyne, here's a little background
information:
Defense contractor Rocketdyne is denying responsibility for perchlorate contamination of water in the Simi Valley region. Their test site in the Santa Susana Mountains was the site of a partial nuclear meltdown in 1959. That plus decades of illegal disposal of toxic materials has caused health risks for local residents.
The battle against this contamination is ongoing. Here is a recent Press Release (LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL AND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ENDORSE KUEHL’S SANTA SUSANA TOXIC WASTE CLEAN-UP BILL)
Smoke from a rocket test at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory is seen at right. The lab has been studied for years because of fears of chemical spills into the groundwater.
photo credit, Hans Laetz http://www.factoidlabs.com/portfolio/writing/rdyne.html
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