LA'S NUCLEAR SECRET at SANTA SUSANA

Years of mishandling dangerous radioactive materials and chemicals has also left a toxic legacy for generations of people living near the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.

By Joel Grover and Matthew Glasser

Tucked away in the hills above the San Fernando and Simi valleys was a 2,800-acre laboratory with a mission that was a mystery to the thousands of people who lived in its shadow. In a place called Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), there was a secret collaboration between the U.S. government and private companies to test the limits of nuclear power.

For decades, scientists and staff at SSFL experimented with new types of nuclear reactors, advanced rocket systems and futuristic weapons. While this research helped launch Americans into space and provided a better understanding of nuclear power, years of mishandling dangerous radioactive materials and chemicals has also left a toxic legacy for generations of people living near the site. The scientists are now gone, but acres and acres of radioactive and chemical contamination remains right above the neighborhoods of thousands.

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11/15/2019 - Kardashians Join in Calls for Santa Susana Field Lab Cleanup
The lab site is contaminated with tons of radioactive and toxic chemical waste, created by decades of nuclear accidents and rocket testing.
By Joel Grover and Amy Corral
Published Nov 15, 2018 at 6:39 PM | Updated at 6:56 PM PST on Nov 15, 2018
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/Kardashians-Join-in-Calls-for-Santa-Susana-Field-Lab-Cleanup-500647371.html

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LA's Nuclear Secret: Part 1
Tucked away in the hills above the San Fernando and Simi valleys was a 2,800-acre laboratory with a mission that was a mystery to the thousands of people who lived in its shadow
By Joel Grover and Matthew Glasser
Published Sep 21, 2015 at 9:52 PM | Updated at 10:28 PM PDT on Sep 22, 2015
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/LA-Nuclear-Secret-327896591.html

LA's Nuclear Secret: Part 2
The Santa Susana Field Laboratory, tucked in the hills between the San Fernando and Simi valleys, might be putting the health of thousands of Los Angeles and Ventura County residents at risk
By Joel Grover and Matthew Glasser
Published Sep 22, 2015 at 10:33 PM | Updated at 12:40 AM PDT on Sep 23, 2015
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/LA-Nuclear-Secret-Part-2-328640391.html

LA's Nuclear Secret: Camp Cover-Up Part 3
The popular 2,800-acre Southern California camp sits just over the hill from the Santa Susana Field Lab
By Joel Grover and Matthew Glasser
Published Nov 9, 2015 at 5:20 PM | Updated at 3:15 PM PST on Nov 13, 2015
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/I-Team-LAs-Nuclear-Secret-Camp-Cover-Up-344006382.html

Investigation Reveals Brandeis-Bardin Camp Founder Learned of Contamination in 1950s Part 4
Famous camp for kids orders more comprehensive testing for contamination.
By Joel Grover and Matthew Glasser
Published Nov 19, 2015 at 6:48 PM | Updated at 12:00 AM PST on Nov 20, 2015
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/Investigation-Reveals-Brandeis-Bardin-Camp-Founder-Learned-of-Contamination-in-1950s-351984791.html

LA's Nuclear Secret: A Call for Action Part 5
By Joel Grover and Matthew Glasser
Published Dec 14, 2015 at 5:06 PM | Updated at 12:17 AM PST on Dec 15, 2015
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/Nuclear-Secret-Call-Action-Santa-Susana-362063421.html

Living in the Shadow of a Toxic Mess Part 6
Model homes are now open next to a former nuclear and rocket test site
By Joel Grover and Matthew Glasser
Published Feb 29, 2016 at 9:06 PM | Updated at 12:11 AM PST on Mar 1, 2016
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/I-Team-Santa-Susana-Field-Lab-Model-Homes-LA-Nuclear-Secret-370534171.html

Questions Raised About Camp Safety Study Part 7
Owners of camp next to radioactive site say all is safe
By Joel Grover and Matthew Glasser
Published May 4, 2016 at 6:40 PM | Updated at 12:29 AM PDT on May 5, 2016
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/LA-Nuclear-Secret-Santa-Susana-Field-Lab-Simi-Valley-Brandeis-Bardin-378150581.html

Scientists Question State Report on Camp Safety Part 8
The Department of Toxic Substance Control says contamination at the Brandeis Bardin Institute does not pose a health threat
By Joel Grover and Matthew Glasser
Published May 15, 2017 at 5:19 PM | Updated at 7:21 PM PDT on May 15, 2017
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/Scientists-Question-State-Report-on-Camp-Safety-422383903.html

Cleaning Up the Santa Susana Field Lab is All About the Numbers Part 9
State regulators, Boeing and community advocates offer different visions for a cleanup
By Matthew Glasser
Published Oct 10, 2017 at 10:23 AM | Updated at 10:27 AM PDT on Oct 10, 2017
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/LA-Nuclear-Secret-Santa-Susan-Field-Lab-450098253.html

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