CLEANUP RULES MULLED; TOUGHER STANDARDS MAY BE USED AT LAB.Byline: Lisa Mascaro Staff Writer The Department of Energy is willing to consider using stricter standards to clean up nuclear contamination at Rocketdyne's Santa Susana Santa Susana can refer to several places:
However, officials said the standards being used, which allow more cancer risks than those suggested by the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , are consistent with those used nationwide for nuclear cleanup. ``We want to do the right thing,'' said DOE official Hannibal Joma. ``We don't want to break the bank. At the same time we don't want to leave contamination on that site.'' The pledge came during a meeting of the Santa Susana Field Lab Work Group, its first in a year. The group is made up of representatives of the community and government agencies monitoring the $148 million federally mandated toxic cleanup at the facility between Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and Chatsworth. Nuclear cleanup standards have been debated between the Energy Department and the EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. , and topped the agenda at Wednesday's meeting that drew more than 50 residents. ``I don't think we in the community should be talking about money when we're talking about health,'' said Simi Valley resident and cancer survivor Dawn Kowalski. ``DOE should put some of the money they've made back into cleaning it up.'' Simi Valley resident Diane Grandinetti, who said she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer Thyroid Cancer Definition Thyroid cancer is a disease in which the cells of the thyroid gland become abnormal, grow uncontrollably, and form a mass of cells called a tumor. last year, told the Energy Department representative, ``You spend a lot of money developing energy for the people of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . No job is finished until the cleanup is done.'' Residents also told the 11-member panel that they wanted toxic testing of their neighborhoods to ensure they are not being exposed to health risks. So far, most testing has been done at the 2,600-acre facility or adjacent properties. ``The rest of us live out in the community,'' said West Hills resident Judy Burke The name Burke (from Irish Gaelic de Burca, of Norman origin). In English the meaning of the name Burke is "fortified hill." See also Berkley. Places Australia
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