Statement: The Navy continues to work with EPA and other regulatory stakeholders to ensure that cleanup efforts at former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard are protective. EPA recently concurred on the protectiveness determinations in the Navy’s Five-Year Review. The soil evaluation is part of the Navy’s efforts to evaluate past radiological remediation and/or future radiological retesting. In the soil evaluation, the Navy estimated the maximum radiation dose and the risk to residents from exposures to potentially contaminated Hunters Point soils using both its preferred method (RESRAD) and EPA’s PRG calculator. As stated in an August 8 Timely Topics post, the remedial goals for soil are protective and consistent with federal law (CERCLA). The Navy agrees with EPA that collecting data and evaluating risk is the way to ensure long-term protectiveness. As recommended in the EPA letter, the Navy will verify risk levels using actual data collected in the field during soil retesting. The Navy’s cleanup of Hunters Point is guided by strict federal standards to ensure all cleanup goals will protect public health over the long term. The Navy is confident it will achieve that goal.

The Five-Year Review and soil remedial goal evaluation are relevant to areas where the Navy addressed radiological contamination in the past and/or are planning on retesting. Parcel A is not affected by these actions.