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The Hunters Point area has the highest infant mortality rate in California, even though San Francisco has one of the lowest infant mortality rates for similar sized cities in the U.S. (Dillion, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, UC Berkeley)
The Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory started research at Hunters Point on the effects of nuclear weapons in 1946. The lab later expanded its research to include all uses of nuclear material the Navy used. (Howard, E: The Environmental Magazine)
The Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory at Hunters Point, at one time had enough plutonium to kill 15 million people. (Davis, IRE Journal)
What is currently occupying former Navy land?
ReplyDeleteWhat residential communities surround Navy land or former Navy nuclear land?
Are there any health harms or inflictions known to those areas?
When were nuclear materials introduced into Hunter’s Point?
ReplyDeleteWhat did the Navy use nuclear material for?
Did the nuclear materials used at Hunter’s Point have any effect on San Francisco Bay and the surrounding neighborhood?
Does the Navy have a specialized branch or department that handles the use of nuclear material?
Gary
The Hunters Point area has the highest infant mortality rate in California, even though San Francisco has one of the lowest infant mortality rates for similar sized cities in the U.S. (Dillion, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, UC Berkeley)
ReplyDeleteThe Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory started research at Hunters Point on the effects of nuclear weapons in 1946. The lab later expanded its research to include all uses of nuclear material the Navy used. (Howard, E: The Environmental Magazine)
The Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory at Hunters Point, at one time had enough plutonium to kill 15 million people. (Davis, IRE Journal)
Gary O.