After extending the deadline for an extra week due to Southern California wildfires, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has closed out the public comment period on two major reports on the cleanup of the radioactively contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
The public comment period for the Santa Susana draft program environmental impact report (PEIR) and draft program management plan (PMP) closed at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. the state agency said in an email to stakeholders. The department will spend the next several months analyzing the submitted comments.
“Our next biannual meeting will be held in April 2018. An update regarding the status of our review process will be provided at that time,” according to the STSC statement.
California expects cleanup at the SSFL site to begin in 2019 and possibly be finished in 2034.
Boeing, NASA, and the Department of Energy are the three responsible parties for remediation of the former site for rocket engine tests and nuclear energy research. Boeing owns most of the 2,849-acre property located about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
