EPA Characterization
EPA conducted a radiological survey and sampling program of Area IV and the Northern Buffer Zone. This study was completed in December 2012.
Final EPA Radiological Characterization Reports
Background Study
Final Historical Site Assessment, Santa Susana Field Laboratory Site, Area IV Radiological Study
- Volume I Introduction
- Volume II: HSA-5A
- Volume III: HSA-5B
- Volume IV: HSA-5C
- Volume V: HSA-5D
- Volume VI: HSA-6
- Volume VII: HSA-7/3/NBZ
- Volume VIII: HSA-8
Geophysical and Gamma Survey Reports
- Final Gamma Scanning Sampling and Analysis Plan
- Final Gamma Radiation Scanning Report
- Final Sensitivity Report Gamma Radiation Detection Systems
- Geophysical Investigation Plan
- Final Geophysical Investigation Report
Soils Plans and Reports
- Final Field Sampling Plan for Soil Sampling
- Final Radiological Characterization of Soils Area IV and the Northern Buffer Zone
- Appendix A- Subarea 3
- Appendix B- Subarea 5A
- Appendix C- Subarea 5B
- Appendix D- Subarea 5C
- Appendix E- Subarea 5D
- Appendix F- Subarea 6
- Appendix G- Subarea 7
- Appendix H- Subarea 8
- Appendix I- Northern Buffer Zone
- Appendix J- Deep Borehole
- Appendix K-Radionuclide Reference Concentrations (RRCs)
- Appendix L- Background Threshold Values and Radionuclide Selection Rationale
Groundwater Surface Water and Sediment
Cultural Resources
Biological Studies
- Biological Assessment
- Final Biological Opinion
- BO Amendment for Areas II & III Surface Water and Sediment
- Quarterly Biological Monitoring Report #1
- Quarterly Biological Monitoring Report #2
- Quarterly Biological Monitoring Report #3
- Annual Biological Monitoring Report July 2010-June 2011
- Quarterly Biological Monitoring Report #5
- Quarterly Biological Monitoring Report #6
- Quarterly Biological Monitoring Report #7
- Final Biological Monitoring Report
- 2010 California Gnatcatcher Habitat Assessment & Protocol Survey
- 2011 California Gnatcatcher Habitat Assessment & Protocol Survey
DOE and EPA Sign Interagency Agreement - April 23, 2009
On April 23, 2009, representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX signed an Interagency Agreement that transfers $38.3 million to EPA to be used to complete a comprehensive radiological survey in Santa Susana Field Laboratory Area IV and northern undeveloped lands.
DOE’s funds were appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. In July 2008, DOE transferred $1.5 million to EPA to fund a radiological background study for SSFL. In February 2009, DOE had transferred an additional $1.7 million to EPA to fund planning of the radiological survey. The $38.3 million will complete DOE funding of the EPA’s estimate of $40 million needed to complete the radiological survey.
EPA will use the funding to develop a historical site assessment to evaluate past radiological activities, conduct a surface gamma scan, and perform surface and subsurface soil sampling and a groundwater analysis. Approximately 10,000 soil and groundwater samples are expected to be analyzed. The EPA’s SSFL radiological background study and the SSFL Area IV radiological survey will be useful in evaluating cleanup options at SSFL and to support the preparation of the SSFL Area IV Environmental Impact Statement.