Insider Contradicts Boeing Statements

The information provided by the source contradicts Boeing’s previous statements that the weights “were not chemically, physically, or metallurgically treated or manufactured at the site,” which Boeing told the California Regional Water Quality Control Board during a meeting on Jan. 17, 2006. The meeting was in response to a complaint from a member of the public, Kirt Ramirez, who told the water board on Jan. 13, 2006 that he believes Boeing exposed him to uranium, a rare element, while living near the plant from 1999 to 2002. Ramirez has since become a reporter and is the writer of this article. Meanwhile, the Boeing insider told the Beachcomber that on or around Jan. 13, 2006, a Boeing staffer walked on the shop floor to question employees about the past use of depleted uranium at the site. The source wanted to speak with the staffer and found him sometime later that day. “That afternoon I had to actively seek him out to tell him that I had indeed filed depleted uranium at the site. He told me this was in regard to an inquiry by a ‘community group.’ I do not know who that individual was, but Boeing knows who they sent to the shop floor that day,” the source said. http://www.longbeachcomber.com:80/index.php?CatID=2&Story=1958 [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on April 16, 2007]

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