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Radiation contamination at treasure island

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By scooby
We've just published the Center for Investigative Reporting's year-long investigation into the Navy's refusal to look into radiation contamination at Treasure Island in San Francisco. It's an important piece with an accompanying multimedia presentation and a primer on military nuclear waste; please check it out if you can.

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 http://thebulletin.org/treasure-island-cleanup-exposes-navy%E2%80%99s-mishandling-its-nuclear-past

Multimedia

http://thebulletin.org/multimedia/treasure-island-nuclear-timeline

A primer: Military nuclear wastes in the United States: http://thebulletin.org/primer-military-nuclear-wastes-united-states

--Janice Sinclaire Internet Outreach Coordinator

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Anonymous said…
Too many have died and continue to suffer for their military and civilian service to our country. When will the U.S. Government finally take full responsibility for this travesty? Attempt to get medical coverage from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Energy Worker’s Compensation Program and you will run into one roadblock after another. Their philosophy is that if you delay long enough all problems; including deaths and associated huge medical bills, will be buried in the radioactive burial ground . . .
3/03/2014 3:39 AM
Anonymous said…
Why is this post on a LLNL blog?
3/03/2014 8:32 AM
Anonymous said…
Could certainly have a Livermore connection. Remember the good old days when the lab did large experiments, like testing in the Pacific and Alaska? And rumor has it rad waste from Livermore and the Berkeley lab used to be taken by boat out beyond the Farralons and dumped overboard quite routinely.
3/05/2014 4:13 AM
Anonymous said…
Obviously no one cares.
3/05/2014 7:17 PM
Anonymous said…
Was stationed at Treasure Island during the Vietnam War while attending the U.S. Navy’s Electronics Technician school. Also worked for LLNL (F*** LLNS) for over 30 years . . . Damn a double-whammy!
3/06/2014 3:43 AM
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