A. In the early 1950’s, it was common practice in the United States Air Force to bury radioactive waste. This was merely a reflection of the AEC policy of those times. A technical order (T.O. 00-110A-1) specified procedures to be followed, including identification of the burial site location on appropriate maps and fencing to prevent entry of unauthorized personnel (reference Appendix A). Although [Read More…]
Lost AEC Records Another recent example of the failure of records to maintain knowledge of waste burial operations pertains to low level nuclear waste buried on U.S. Air Force controlled land under the authority and purview of the AEC.22 This example in no way establishes or suggests that the sites in question pose an immediate or long term risk to human health or [Read More…]
The DOD/Air Force inserted a provision in the Federal Facility Agreement that allows for the withholding of information and records about radioactive contamination that is the result of the nuclear weapons program. [Read More…]
Air Force acknowledged that it routinely withheld information and records about radioactive waste from Federal, State and Local regulators, contractors, and the public. [Read More…]
In the 1940s and 50s, it was standard practice to bury radioactive waste, including radioactive waste generated by nuclear weapons maintenance operations, in unlined pits, until the Air Force implemented Technical Order 00-110N-2 in 1958-59. Because all activities supporting the Nuclear Defense Program are highly classified to protect national security, the location, material, and amount buried in these radioactive waste sites has not [Read More…]
John Richard Sabol, J.D., P.E. (21 December 1932 – 3 August 2000) was the Chief Environmental & Contracting Programming / Community Planner / Construction Engineer for George Air Force Base, CA from June 1976 to February 1981. Dr. Sabol Letter # 1 “Dear Frank, In accordance with our past discussions, this letter should serve to summarize the work that I did at George Air [Read More…]
This report identifies two, possibly 3, Weapons Storage Areas (WSA) at George AFB. The significance of these WSA has been outlined in the 8 May 2003 Air Force report, titled Buried Radioactive Weapons Maintenance Waste. EPA – Aerial Photographic Analysis of George Air Force Base – February 1990 – Large PDF
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