Santa Susana Test Field Laboratory: Jessica Gesell

In this testimony, Jessica Gesell shares here story of growing up in Simi Valley, near the Santa Susana Test Field Laboratory, and the illnesses and other challenges she has faced. Jessica is part of the grassroots group Parents Against Santa Susana Field Laboratory.

Jessica Gessel at Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA sometime between 1984 - 1986. Credit: Jessica Gessel.
"Do I think there is a link between Rocketdyne’s nuclear meltdown and my health history? You bet I do. And what upsets me even more, is that despite the fact that this meltdown has been proven, and that the facts state that there are in fact radioactive materials present in the area, the government has still not admitted there was any radioactive material released. Worse yet, there has never been any cleanup. Just a cover up."

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