About 35 people attended the Energy Technology Engineering Center’s third Community Outreach, Neighbor Notifications, Engagement, Collaboration and Training Series meeting to learn about wildfires and air monitoring and to ask questions about the recent Sandy Fire that burned near the site but did not cross onto the boundary. August 25, 2026
What cleanup has been done in Area IV at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory? That was one of the main questions the U.S. Department of Energy tackled at its recent Community Outreach, Neighbor Notifications, Engagement, Collaboration and Training Series community update. June 9, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Radiological Assistance Program provided radiological air monitoring during the recent Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, California, which burned near the Energy Technology Engineering Center at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. June 2, 2026
The warm weather and bright sun that drew thousands to the Simi Valley Street Fair earlier this month was the perfect setting to create a spectroscope, an instrument that separates white light into a rainbow of colors based on wavelengths. May 12, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Technology Engineering Center team boosted its recent engagement efforts with visits to local volunteer groups and a tour of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory for Ventura County officials. April 21, 2026
In-person engagement and direct conversations with those invested in cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory were core concepts of the new series launched last month by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Technology Engineering Center team. February 10, 2026
2025 Accomplishments
Drilling for an innovative groundwater pilot study at the U.S. Department of Energy Energy Technology Engineering Center at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory is afoot. September 30, 2025
Approval for an innovative groundwater pilot study, completion of ongoing soil sampling and submission of demolition work plans to state regulators are all part of the recent progress toward cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. August 26, 2025
Local elected officials toured the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Technology Engineering Center at Santa Susana Field Laboratory earlier this month.