The U.S. Navy will expand its toxic remediation program at Hunters Point Shipyard after radioactive material was discovered at the site.
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The U.S. Navy will expand toxic remediation projects at Hunters Point Shipyard, the site of a mixed-use community redevelopment in San Francisco, after the discovery of radioactive material. the real deal reported on Friday.
Cleanup work at the 500-acre site, formerly known as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (HPNS), has been delayed by 18 months, beyond its originally expected completion date of 2026.
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According to Navy officials, soil sampling at the site last year revealed two radioactive objects on two packages, a one-and-a-half-inch deck mark covered with radium-contaminated paint and a piece of glass. The objects were discovered as Navy personnel scrutinized the work of former contractor Tetra Tech.
Tetra Tech, a global provider of engineering and consulting services, faces multiple lawsuits over alleged cleanup project fraud. Tetra Tech denies the allegations.
The site, southeast of San Francisco, dates operations to the 1860s, according to the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC).
From 1869 to 1939, HPNS operated commercially as a dry dock facility. In 1948, the HPNS portion was occupied by the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory (NRDL). In 1974, the Navy ceased operations at HPNS Shipyard.
HPNS was identified for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) in 1991, and the site was divided into parcels for cleanup efforts and property transfers.
The City and County of San Francisco provides this resource as an up-to-date source of information on current cleanup efforts.
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