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Low-level radiological contamination found inside Fort Bliss bunker
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2013-07-xx News – Radioactive Waste Biggs AFB, TX

July 27, 2013
Biggs Airfield/Fort Bliss, TX – In 1966, the Air Force transferred a contaminated WSA and radioactive waste burial site to the Army but did not warn them of potential radiation risk. The radioactive contamination at the site is from the maintenance of nuclear weapons from the 1950s and 1960s. The specific quantity of maintenance waste buried is not known due to incomplete records. According to the Air Force, it disposed of the radioactive waste in accordance with the Atomic Energy Commission and Air Force procedures at the time.

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Logo BOP No Deed – Transfer Document Is Not Public Information
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Victorville Federal Correctional Complex

October 21, 2012
If you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) requires the Air Force to make full disclosure of known and suspected contaminants when the property is transferred.  Why are the Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force (AF), and Bureau of Prisons (BOP) blocking the release of the Deed Restrictions for Parcel K? Victorville [Read More…]
Burial of Radioactive Waste in the USAF
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1972-03-15 AF – Burial of Radioactive Waste in the USAF

December 19, 2011
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…]
Criteria for the Certification and Re-Certification of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
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EPA 1996: Lost AEC Records – Example of Passive Institutional Controls Failure at Air Force Bases (Including George AFB)

December 18, 2011
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…]
Caution Radioactive Material
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Radioactive Material/Waste Timeline

December 16, 2011
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…]
Dr. John R. Sabol
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John R. Sabol, J.D., P.E.

December 14, 2011
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…]
Aerial Photographic Analysis of George Air Force Base
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1990-02-xx EPA – Aerial Photographic Analysis of George AFB

December 14, 2011
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