2016 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 18:15:53 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, REUSE: "Former Hunters Point [CA] Worker Claims Supervisors Ordered Him to Hide Radiation"
 
Former Hunters Point Worker Claims Supervisors Ordered Him to Hide Radiation
Anthony Smith reveals to the Investigative Unit how he says supervisors concealed radiation at Hunters Point by instructing him to switch soil samples and dump potentially contaminated dirt into the ground. 

By  Vicky Nguyen,  Liz Wagner and  Felipe Escamilla
NBC Bay Area (CA)
March 10, 2010

When Anthony Smith walked away from Hunters Point four years ago, he carried a secret with him—a secret involving radiation, deception and a government contractor.

For the first time last November, the former radiation control technician revealed to the Investigative Unit the tactics he said his supervisors used to conceal radiation on Hunters Point. The 800-acre former Superfund site is slated for parks, shops and homes.

Smith said what he witnessed - and what he did - calls into question claims that Hunters Point has been properly cleaned up and does not pose a public health hazard. For decades on Hunters Point, the Navy operated a radiological defense laboratory and decontaminated ships exposed to nuclear weapons tests.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/Former-Hunters-Point-Worker-Claims-Supervisors-Ordered-Him-to-Hide-Radiation-371723561.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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