07 August 2019 Navy Releases Five-Year Review Report Statement: On 31 July, the Navy released a Five-Year Review report for the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (HPNS). The review confirms that current and planned remedies at the site are, or will be at their completion, protective of human health and the environment. Recommendations in Section 7...
06 August 2019 Community Update About the Cleanup Work at Hunters Point Statement: The Navy’s first priority in its Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) cleanup work at Hunters Point is community health and safety. Our commitment to ensuring the community has confidence in the safety of property transferred from Hunters Point to the City of San Francisco includes regular...
18 July 2019 Information about the Navy’s Radiological Oversight Program Statement: After extensive consultations with EPA, the Navy has released its work plan for retesting Parcel G at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. On June 20, the U.S. EPA approved a portion of the work plan, which details the collection and analyses methods for soil background samples...
21 June 2019 Navy Releases Hunters Point Parcel G Work Plan Statement: After extensive consultations with EPA, the Navy has released its work plan for retesting Parcel G at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. On June 20, the U.S. EPA approved a portion of the work plan, which details the collection and analyses methods for soil background samples. This...
29 April 2019 Update regarding the finalization of Navy’s Hunters Point Five Year Review and Parcel G work plan Statement: The Navy is working with the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize its Five Year Review and Parcel G work plan for Hunters Point...
25 April 2019 Navy Statement on CDPH Final Report Verifying Parcel A2 Safety Statement: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released its final report on the radiological health and safety survey of Parcel A-2, click here. The report confirms that Parcel A-2 is safe. The Navy appreciates CDPH’s partnership in performing this important and detailed work...
23 April 2019 This is the first in a series of community updates about the clean-up work at Hunters Point Statement: The Navy's first priority in its Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) clean-up work at Hunters Point is community health and safety. To ensure residents and all interested parties can feel confident about the path forward for Hunters Point, the Navy is committed to providing access to...
06 December 2018 Navy's perspective on the completion of radiological scans for Parcel A-1 Statement: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) surface scans of Parcel A-1 were completed on October 26, 2018, and the information collected confirms that the area was not used for work involving radiological materials. The scan did not find any soil contamination or evidence of...
31 October 2018 Navy response about external report on Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Cleanup Standards Statement: The Navy's first priority in its Base Realignment and Closure cleanup work at Hunters Point is human health and safety. We stand by our existing clean-up goals at Hunters Point, which (are some of the most conservative in the BRAC program and) have in the past been confirmed by expert...
30 October 2018 Navy response about external reports questioning validity of the HPNS Historical Radiological Assessment Statement: The Navy's Historical Radiological Assessment (HRA) covers 64 years of radiological history from 1939 to 2003 at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (HPNS) and is based on expert analysis by the Navy of thousands of historical records and over 150 interviews with people who worked at...