May 21, 2007 - The Defense Department plans to skip cleanup of the largest and most hazardous waste sites at the former McClellan Air Force Base as it transfers the old graves of radioactive and toxic junk to private development.
State health officials say the plan is unacceptable and are calling for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to intervene.
Air Force officials were surprised to find as many as 43 deteriorating barrels of high-level radioactive waste in a 2000-02 excavation of one site, according to a state health review of the proposal obtained by The Bee.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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