Kalama - AKA Johnston Atoll - Plutonium "Clean Up"

This ancient atoll has been the site of US military failed nuclear explosions and was used as a site to incinerate nerve gas and other extremely hazardous materials.

• Kahea Comments on Clean Up - (RTF Text Document)
• Public Meetings - Johnston Atoll Cleanup - (446k PDF)

Defense Threat Reduction Agency-responsible for clean-up of radioactivity contamination after aborted nuclear tests over the Island.  

• http://www.dtra.mil/news/nw_ja_paper.html

EPA Report on Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS).  From 1985 to 1991 the Army incinerated over 400 million lbs. of extremely toxic chemicals

• http://www.epa.gov/region09/features/jacads/

Chemical Weapons Working Group links related to contamination Kalama (Johnston)

• http://www.cwwg.org/Hawaii.html

Basel Action Network site relating to tracking hazardous waste exports and disposal methods.

• http://www.ban.org/