Navy to test soil for radiation where housing was built at San Francisco Shipyard


The U.S. Navy agreed on Friday to have a San Francisco Hunters Point Shipyard site where hundreds of new townhomes have been built re-tested, amid fears of radiation and alleged faked soil tests in the area. The Navy also picked companies to retest a 40-acre parcel where more development is approved.

The California Department of Public Health will oversee the testing of Parcel A, where builder Lennar (NYSE: LEN) has sold 269 townhomes and is building more.

Independent contractor Battelle will oversee…

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