"Last week, residents were informed by the San Francisco Department of Health that a test taken in November 2024 at the former site of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard showed radiation levels of airborne Plutonium-239 had exceeded the Navy's "action level," requiring the military to further investigate. The city and the residents were not informed until 11 months after that initial reading."
"Hunters Point, a 500-acre peninsula jutting out into San Francisco Bay, served as a military laboratory to study the effects of nuclear weapons from 1946-69 following World War II. Although the research largely focused on how to decontaminate U.S. warships and equipment targeted with atomic bombs, the experimentation left much of the shipyard laced with radioactive contaminants and toxic chemicals."
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard remains contaminated decades after atomic weapons testing and post‑war experimentation. A November 2024 air sample at Parcel C registered airborne Plutonium-239 above the Navy's action level, but city residents were not told until eleven months later. The 500-acre peninsula was used from 1946–69 to study nuclear effects and decontamination, leaving radioactive and toxic residues. The Navy has pursued remediation for roughly 30 years and the site is a U.S. Superfund location with plans for redevelopment. Community leaders warn that inconsistent cleanup and poor public outreach have endangered local health and safety.
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