#SouthernCalifornia #wildfires force evacuations, and one is threatening a #nuclear facility

Evacuations remain in place for fires burning in #Ventura and #Riverside counties. The Sandy Fire in #SimiValley is burning near the #SantaSusanaFieldLaboratory, a former #NuclearReactor site, raising #AirQuality concerns.

By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer

Published May 21, 2026 1:08 PM EDT | Updated May 22, 2026 12:04 PM EDT

Excerpt: "Due to the Sandy Fire’s proximity to the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, a former nuclear reactor and rocket testing facility, officials are conducting air quality monitoring around the fire perimeter.

" 'Monitoring equipment has been proactively deployed to establish background air quality readings and to help assess conditions should the fire advance further into the area,' according to CAL Fire. 'At this time, the fire has not crossed into the Field Laboratory property.'

"Nuclear cleanup continues more than 50 years after a nuclear reactor mishap at the #Rocketdyne site. Fire crews are prioritizing the protection of the facility and the surrounding communities. "

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/southern-california-wildfires-force-evacuations-and-one-is-threatening-a-nuclear-facility/1893632

#SSFL #NoNukes #NuclearPlants #California #NuclearAccidents

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California
Sandy fire burns near former nuclear test site, triggering air monitoring efforts
"
".. fire is burning near a toxic waste area in the Simi Valley where a partial nuclear meltdown once took place, sparking concerns about the potential for contaminants to be released should the area catch fire."
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-21/sandy-fire-burns-near-former-nuclear-test-site-officials-monitor-air

again and again and again ..

#AEC #Atomkraft #Atommüll #BurnPit #contamination #DOE #Kernenergie #NuclearPower #NuclearWaste #Rocketdyne #SimiValley #SRE #SSFL #USA

#LAFires Could Transform Former #Rocketdyne Site into #FEMATrailerPark

January 2025

"#Radiation and chemical vapors on 47-acre #CanogaPark site are too toxic for housing, but could be mitigated to safely house residents displaced by January 2025 fires in above-ground trailers.

- Gross site contamination and development encumbrances prohibit residential housing
- Hundreds of #FEMATrailers, mobile homes and even shipping containers could be placed on site safely and temporarily house thousands of #LosAngeles disaster victims [Or maybe a potential #DetentionCenter? Hmmmm...]
- Efforts to clean up polluted west Valley groundwater could emulate 2024 agreement to remediate fouled east Valley aquifer and provide billions of gallons of clean water

"The former Rocketdyne Canoga Park facility in the western #SanFernandoValley is so contaminated that it is nearly impossible to build anything on it other than light industry even though a developer wanted to construct homes on the site.

"#Chemicals and #radiation severely contaminate the land and #groundwater in and around the site according to documentation obtained by EnviroReporter.com.

"According to astonishing information never before covered in the media, areas offsite and around #RocketdyneCanoga are hot with high amounts of gross alpha and uranium radiation."

Read more:
https://www.enviroreporter.com/2025/01/la-fires-could-transform-former-rocketdyne-site-into-fema-trailer-park/

#USPol #RadioactiveHazards #NoNukes #NoWar #EPAFail #USGovtFail #NuclearWeapons #RethinkNotRestart #NoNuclearWar #EnvironmentalDisaster
#WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #UraniumContamination

SpaceX IPO could drive investor interest in other space companies

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/spacex-ipo-could-drive-investor-interest-in-other-space-companies/

Decades-old rocket factory is in for a Rocketdyne rebrand
A decades-old rocket factory in Redmond, Wash., is due to be rebranded with a time-honored name: Rocketdyne.

If all goes according to plan, the facility will become part of a joint venture created under the terms of an $845 million deal involving L3Harris Tec
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/01/16/decades-old-rocket-factory-is-in-for-a-rocketdyne-rebrand/
#GeekWire #AEIndustrialPartners #AerojetRocketdyne #L3Harris #Rocketdyne #Space

L3Harris announces $845 million majority sale of Space Propulsion and Power Systems business

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/01/09/l3harris-announces-845-million-majority-sale-of-space-propulsion-and-power-systems-business/