Where is the Santa Susana Field Lab?
Ventura County
The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) is located 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles in southeastern Ventura County, near the crest of the Simi Hills at the western border of the San Fernando Valley.
What happened at Santa Susana Field Lab?
The U.S. Department of Energy demolished a building using explosives last month at the highly contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL), a former nuclear and rocket test site in the hills above LA. The building was part of a complex at SSFL used to develop nuclear reactors.
When was the Santa Susana meltdown?
July 1959
The Santa Susana Field Lab — overlooking Chatsworth, Simi Valley, and Canoga Park — was a nuclear testing site for America’s space exploration programs from 1948 until 2006. In July 1959, it suffered a partial nuclear meltdown — which was covered up — that released clouds of radiation.
Is Bell Canyon safe to live in?
SAFE! “Bell Canyon is the safest community in Ventura County and one of the safest communities in Southern California.” Our one gate entrance means Bell Canyon has tight control over who enters our community providing maximum safety for our residents.
What happened at the Santa Susana Field Lab?
The Santa Susana Field Lab suffered a partial nuclear meltdown — which was covered up — that released radiation into Chatsworth, Simi Valley, and Canoga Park in July 1959. In July 1959, it suffered a partial nuclear meltdown — which was covered up — that released clouds of radiation.
Is LA radioactive?
Naturally occurring lanthanum (57La) is composed of one stable (139La) and one radioactive (138La) isotope, with the stable isotope, 139La, being the most abundant (99.91% natural abundance). The isotopes of lanthanum range in atomic weight from 116.95 u (117La) to 154.96 u (155La).
Who was Simi Valley named after?
Shimiji
The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash Native American village here before the Spanish. It was the largest Spanish or Mexican land grant given in Ventura County, and one of the largest given in California. The Simi Adobe-Strathearn House, later the home of Robert P.