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Santa Susana Field Laboratory, USA

From series “The Most Radioactive Zones on the Planet”
Year: 1947.

One of the most dangerous radioactive areas in the United States is the territory of the Santa Susanna laboratory. The lab occupies more than 1 000 hectares. It embraces a range of industrial and academic buildings, which for many years were used for creating and testing rocket engines. The laboratory belongs to NASA. Since its foundation, the main purpose was to create the most powerful space engine running on a liquid fuel.

Santa Susana Field Laboratory, USA A few decades ago, secret tests of nuclear reactors were conducted in this laboratory. Statistically, 4 of 10 such trials ended with a major nuclear accident. The laboratory was founded in 1947. Since then, it has been used for various purposes. In addition to space engines, nuclear weapons were produced and tested there. Projects of nuclear power plants were developed too. Over the years, the laboratory not only performed dozens of different tests, many of which ended with an accident, but incorrectly disposed the nuclear waste.

All this time, thousands of people, including scientists and industrialists with their families, were living in the territory of the laboratory. Everything that happened in the test area was kept in the strictest secrecy. Only ten years later, horrific details about the environmental situation in the region became known. Regularly dozens of employees died there. The main cause of death was cancer. The area of the laboratory is officially recognized a unique natural landmark, as ancient caves with preserved petroglyphs have been found there. Next - Fort d'Aubervilliers


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Useful staff nearby

ATM bankomat: 'ATM' located in 4.45 km ( check the route on the map).
Car rental office: 'Enterprise Rent-A-Car' is located in 5.14 km ( on the map).
Fuel station: 'Yosemite Service Inc' in 4.9 km
Supermarket: 'J & A International Inc' in 1.98 km
Parking: 'The Vineyards' in 5.64 km
Apotheek: 'Elson Coutu Enterprises' in 4.19 km
Police station: 'Simi Valley Police Department' in 6.63 km
Cafe/restaurant: 'United Pacific Foodservice' in 3.65 km
Railway station: 'Simi Valley Station' in 4.4 km

Nearest airports:
 »  Van Nuys Airport VNY - in 19 km
 »  Whiteman Airport WHP - in 26 km
 »  Santa Monica Municipal Airport SMO - in 30 km
 »  Los Angeles Airport LAX - in 41 km
 »  Hawthorne Municipal Airport HHR - in 48 km
 Cities nearby

Best hotels near Santa Susana Field Laboratory

Extended Stay America - Los Angeles - Simi Valley

Located in 5 km from Santa Susana Field Laboratory
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Rooms: 104
Every kitchen at Extended Stay America - Los Angeles is equipped with a stove , microwave and a fridge. The hotel also provides guests with laundry … More: photo, rates and booking
Radisson Hotel Chatsworth

Located in 8 km from Santa Susana Field Laboratory
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Rooms: 148
The spacious rooms at Radisson Hotel Chatsworth feature free Wi-Fi, a cable TV and tea and coffee-making facilities. The traditionally decorated … More: photo, rates and booking
The Anza – a Calabasas Hotel

Located in 9 km from Santa Susana Field Laboratory
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Rooms: 122
A flat-screen cable TV is included in every room at The Anza – a Calabasas Hotel. A microwave, a refrigerator and a work desk are also provided. … More: photo, rates and booking
Best Western Plus Posada Royale Hotel & Suites

Located in 10 km from Santa Susana Field Laboratory
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Rooms: 120
Each room at the Best Western Plus Posada Royal Hotel & Suites includes free Wi-Fi. They are furnished with a microwave, refrigerator and coffee … More: photo, rates and booking

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Opaque Restaurant
29 km - Opaque Restaurant
Many like romantic candlelight dinner. There are people who come to enjoy the exquisite dishes in full darkness. A few years after the opening, the restaurants of the Opaque network have become very popular in the USA. These restaurants offer guests the opportunity to …
Hollywood Tower
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40 km - Wilshire Boulevard Temple
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Top destination around Santa Susana Field Laboratory - Malibu

To the west of Los Angeles, tourists can visit a “star” city that lures guests with its entertainment and international fame. This is a true paradise for fearless surfers and divers. Malibu is also a great destination for beach recreation. Nature made a fantastic “gift” to the city, giving Malibu forty kilometers of clean beach areas. It is not rare to see a celebrity during a walk here – many rich and famous people have villas in Malibu. The Pacific coast is also a popular area to film TV series. Would you like a visit a paradise settlement close to Los Angeles? Come to Malibu and feel like a character from an American TV series.

In the past, this area was a Chumash territory. This Native American tribe called their homeland “Humaliwo” which means “loud surf”. The current name of this Pacific city derived from that old name. The first mentions of Malibu date back to 1542 when Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo stayed in Malibu Lagoon to replenish his freshwater stock. That being said, the colonists could capture the region and drive back the aboriginal tribes only in the 17th century. The first Spanish migrants started settling in the region only at the beginning of the 18th century.
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