Mission Local

U.S. Navy found elevated plutonium in Bayview. S.F. says it was kept in the dark.

San Francisco officials say they weren’t told that the Navy detected plutonium at the Hunters Point Shipyard for 11 months.

Monitoring ongoing after airborne plutonium detected in San Francisco

P ublic health officials in San Francisco said no "immediate action" is needed to protect public safety after airborne ...
Mission Local

After nearly 30 years, is cleanup of the Hunters Point Shipyard almost, finally ending?

Explore Mission Local's timeline of 100+ years at the Hunters Point Shipyard, San Francisco's only Superfund site.

Alarming levels of ‘airborne' radioactive materials detected at former Navy shipyard in S.F.

The Navy, which operated at the shipyard from 1945 to 1974 and is responsible for cleaning the 500-acre shipyard on the ...
Stars and Stripes

Puget Sound shipyard begins work to become homeport for USS John F. Kennedy

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy has begun a $145 million overhaul of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s “electrical backbone,” the first step in preparing Naval Base Kitsap to homeport the new USS John F.
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Lawmakers introduce legislation to make sure personnel at Navy public shipyards get paid during shutdown

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have introduced legislation to ensure the civilian and military workforce at America’s Navy public shipyards are paid during government shutdowns. Reps. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., ...
Packers Wire

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Pease Air Guard workers brace for government shutdown

A potential federal government shutdown loomed, threatening to furlough civilian employees at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Pease Air National Guard Base. The majority of the shipyard's 7,700-plus ...