Statement: In July 2019, the Navy released its latest Five-Year Review report for the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (HPNS), confirming that current and planned cleanup remedies at the site are protective of human health and the environment or will be when they are completed.  More specifically, the cleanup remedies are summarized as “Protective,” “Will Be Protective,” or “Short Term Protective.”  The selected categories depend on the current level of completeness of remedial actions and/or that certain components of the remedies are undergoing radiological retesting due to uncertainty caused by a previous contractor.  Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concurred with the Navy’s protectiveness determinations for HPNS.

The Navy will ensure cleanup remedies for all parcels remain protective over the long-term.  Generally, the “Will Be Protective” and “Short Term Protective” areas will undergo radiological retesting, including three parcels that were transferred to the City and County of San Francisco in 2015, Parcels D2, UC1 and UC2.

These parcels will be part of the radiological retesting effort that the Navy has committed to after it found that radiological survey work and remediation work done by one of its contractors was unreliable.

To ensure public safety, there are durable covers in place that prevent contact with the soil, along with appropriate land use controls.

What will happen next? In the coming months, as part of the retesting effort, the work plans for Parcels D2, UC1 and UC2 will be reviewed by regulatory agencies with the goal of finalizing work plans in the summer of 2020. Once plans are approved by regulators, the Navy will begin additional retesting work at these parcels to ensure the remedial actions remain protective for the long-term.