Talk:Santa Susana Field Laboratory
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[edit] Not merging
I'm not merging Santa Susana Field Laboratory entry with one that seems to be highly criticized and suffers from copyright problems. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smvans7 (talk • contribs) 02:49, 19 January 2006
[edit] Disposing of barrels with shotguns
Among the various methods used to dispose of the sodium and radioactively filled barrels of waste was a particularly violent method of shooting full barrels with shotguns so that they would explode, and release their highly contaminated contents into the air.
Can we get a citation for this? I can't seem to find anything on the web correlating it and it just sounds rather apocryphal to me. First of all, why would shooting a barrel of waste cause it to "explode?" At first I thought it was vandalism, until I saw the edit where it came into the article introduced a lot of other legitimate looking facts. --Bri 21:49, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
- Though odd, it is plausible. Sodium would ignite when exposed to oxygen. Moreovet the lab engaged in other dubious disposal techniques, such as the "bucket test" . That "test" involved pouring flammable chemicals into a bucket and lighting it, ostensibly to see what would happen but really just to burn up waste products. -Will Beback 01:22, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
- Here are two articles by one journalist, one for the respectable weekly, L.A. Citybeat. [1][2] -Will Beback 05:33, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
I don't have citation but it absolutely happened. FBI raided the facility after the "accident" and Boeing subsequently paid the biggest criminal-environmental crime in CA history. I agree though, a citation would be nice. --smvans7 (author)
I have added a link to a news article which directly quotes a top DOE official in relating the procedure. I have also added a link to SB990 a bill on the floor of the california assembly which also includes a description of this procedure. --smvans7 8/29/07 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.20.61.73 (talk) 05:50, August 30, 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Location
Could somebody include location info such as coordinates for google earth, or even adresses for mapquest? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcollins93012 (talk • contribs) 20:08, 11 October 2006
Sure:
The address for the site is:
5800 Woolsey Canyon Road
Canoga Park, California 91304-1148
United States of America
Address Note: The address is not listed, however, if you point your browser to Woolsey Canyon & Valley Circle Blvd, you can follow Woolsey canyon up to the top of the mountain, and move left at the top of Woolsey. You will notice buildings, etc. Rocketdynewatch 05:46, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
- Santa Susana Field Laboratory is at coordinates Coordinates:
- This seems to be off a bit. 199.200.243.253 (talk) 21:16, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Redirected Rocketdyne Santa Susana Field Laboratory Contamination
I have redirected , which has recently been the subject of an OTRS complaint, to this article. I didn't preserve the old article's content, current or former. szyslak (t, c, e) 16:19, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Ownership
The article says the facility is owned by Boeing. This would have been true when Rocketdyne was owned by Boeing. Now that Rocketdyne is owned by Pratt&Whitney, has the ownership of SSFL changed as well? Sdsds 09:30, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
The Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) is currently owned by Boeing. When the Rocketdyne division was sold to Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney refused to take the Santa Susana Field Lab as part of the acquisition due to the contamination issues with the site and the surrounding community. If you drive up to the site, you will notice at the corner of Woolsey Canyon Road & Valley Circle Drive (The major intersection for the site), you will notice a Boeing Integrated Defense Systems sign that says the address in addition to the Santa Susana Field Laboratory title. Rocketdynewatch 09:31, 5 March 2007 (PST)
