As Wildfire Grows Near Ex-Nuclear Site, California County Sets Up Radiation Air Monitors
A wildfire in Ventura County, California, has prompted increased monitoring for hazardous materials near a former nuclear site. The Sandy Fire has grown to over 2,100 acres and is currently 40 percent contained. Authorities have established air sampling locations and report no indication of radiological material being released from the site.
- ▪The Sandy Fire is burning near the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, a former nuclear reactor site.
- ▪Firefighters are actively working to contain the blaze, which has led to at least one evacuation.
- ▪Air quality monitoring teams are tracking the situation, and no radiological material has been reported as released.
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Justice & Health As Wildfire Grows Near Ex-Nuclear Site, California County Sets Up Radiation Air Monitors The fire department said “hazardous materials and radiological monitoring teams” continue to track the health of the air in the Ventura County area. By Steven Rodas, Nina DietzMay 22, 2026 Share This Article Republish Firefighters work to combat a hotspot in the hills while the Sandy Fire continues to burn near a residential area on Wednesday in Simi Valley, Calif. Credit: Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images Related Prescribed Burns and Forest Thinning Averted Millions of Tons of Emissions and Billions in Damages Wildfire Crews Race to Keep Fierce California Blaze From Former Nuclear Reactor Site Two Years After Completion, Plant Vogtle Still Looms Over the Nuclear Debate Share This…
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