Critics of the cleanup of Rocketdyne's Santa Susana Field Lab near Simi Valley say water samples being taken to determine radioactivity and other contamination are being filtered before testing — skewing the results.U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) wrote last week to federal Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman criticizing his agency's cleanup methods.
"In the scientific community, there is also concern that the testing at Rocketdyne has been inadequate, and in some cases, incorrect," Boxer wrote. The field lab "sits in the middle of a suburban setting with homes, schools and businesses in close proximity. It must be cleaned up to safe levels."
For decades until the 1980s, the lab was used to test rocket engines and conduct nuclear testing on behalf of the federal government. Research continued despite a number of spills and accidents, including a partial fuel meltdown in 1959.
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