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...
10 October 2018 Navy response to claims about the radiological cleanup at Hunters Point Statement: On March 16, 2018, the representative for a former Tetra Tech EC employee contacted EPA Region 9 about claims regarding the radiological cleanup program at Hunters Point. Representatives of the Navy and EPA met with the two parties on May 17, 2018 to visit the site and document their...
03 October 2018 Navy to conduct comprehensive surface scan on Parcel G, previously transferred parcels Statement: The Navy is committed to ensuring the City of San Francisco and the community have confidence in the safety of land transferred from Hunters Point to the City of San Francisco. In addition to re-evaluating areas where Tetra Tech EC did radiological work as part of the current draft...
19 September 2018 Where Can I Find Information About the Deck Marker that was Detected and Removed from Parcel A-1? Statement: The Navy has prepared and posted questions and answers (Q&A) at the following link: Q&A...
13 September 2018 Update on Parcel A scanning Statement: After completing about 90% of scanning activities on Parcel A-1, information collected continues to confirm that area is safe. California Department of Public Health technicians have identified and investigated anomalous readings at twenty eight locations. Twenty seven of the anomalous...
17 August 2018 Comments regarding the Draft Work Plan for Retesting Parcel G Statement: As part of our efforts to include community and regulatory stakeholder input in developing the path forward for Hunters Point, the Navy is pleased to have received comments on the Draft Work Plan for Retesting Parcel G. Data collected will be used to determine whether the site conditions...
14 August 2018 Information about the drinking water system at Building 606 Statement: Potable water at Hunters Point is supplied by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and has been confirmed by the San Francisco Department of Public Health as being safe for consumption. If not used, water can sit in pipes for an extended amount of time potentially resulting in...