Secrets of Treasure Island: Uncovering the Navy's Radioactive Legacy
- When
- Tue Jun 3, 2014
- Where
- The Commonwealth Club SF
- Time
- 6 PM
- Cost
- $7 - $20
- Tags
- Lectures, City, Education
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George Moore, Scientist-in-Residence, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International StudiesKai Vetter, Head, Applied Physics Program, Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dale Smith, Member, Treasure Island Restoration Advisory Board
Matt Smith, Reporter, The Center for Investigative Reporting – Moderator
The island in the middle of San Francisco Bay where the city plans to build a second downtown was once home to military training schools and ship operations that included dangerous radioactive substances including radium, cesium and plutonium. The U.S. Navy says there is now no risk to the island's residents, as the island is prepared for even more construction. Yet in March, 2014, the military announced that it will test residents' homes for radioactive waste. Experts question whether the Navy's investigation will permit and include independent research, investigation and findings in addition to the Navy's testing and what the military use and history of Treasure Island means for the island and for San Francisco Bay.
MLF: Environment & Natural Resources/Health and Medicine
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program
Cost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
Program Organizer: Ann Clark
- See more at: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2014-06-03/secrets-treasure-island-uncovering-navys-radioactive-legacy
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