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Radiation contamination survey at field lab OK'd
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More from Local NewsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gained the authority Thursday to conduct a long-awaited survey of radiation contamination at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in the hills south of Simi Valley.
The EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy signed an interagency agreement that allows the EPA to conduct a study to determine the radiological background in the area of the field lab where nuclear testing took place.
The agency will also be responsible for preparing the cost, scope and schedule for the first phase of a radioactive site analysis.
Information from the study, which will determine naturally occurring levels of radiation for the surrounding area of the lab, and from the future radiological site analysis will be used to develop an environmental impact statement that the Energy Department is compiling for cleanup of the nuclear testing area, according to a DOE statement.
As part of the agreement, DOE has transferred $1.5 million from 2008 budget appropriations to the EPA to execute the work.
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