Facility Overview
Norfolk Naval Shipyard is a naval shipyard located in Portsmouth, VA. Operated 1767–present. Peak employment: 43,000 workers (WWII (1941-1945)). Tier 2 evidence.
Evidence Records (6)
EPA Superfund site VA1170024813 (NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD), listed 1999. EPA site profile: https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.ous&id=0302841: EPA Superfund designation in 1999 due to extensive contamination including asbestos in soil, groundwater, and building m | NAVFAC Norfolk NSY Site Descriptions: https://www.navfac.navy.mil/Divisions/Environmental/Products-and-Services/Environmental-Restoration/Mid-Atlantic/Norfolk-NSY/Site-Descriptions/ — confirms abrasive blast material and asbestos disposal at landfill sites.: 1979 government inspection found Shop 56's floors 'appeared as if they hadn't been cleaned in 20 years' and were laden w | EPA ROD for Paradise Creek Disposal Area (Operable Unit at VA1170024813): https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.ous&id=0302841 — NAVFAC confirms asbestos-containing materials disposed at Paradise Creek 1945-1983.: Paradise Creek Landfill (1945-1983): Major disposal area for asbestos-containing materials | NAVFAC Norfolk NSY Site Descriptions (1927 Landfill): https://www.navfac.navy.mil/Divisions/Environmental/Products-and-Services/Environmental-Restoration/Mid-Atlantic/Norfolk-NSY/Site-Descriptions/: 1927 Landfill: Located in southern shipyard area; used from 1927-1941 for waste disposal including asbestos materials | Coulbourn v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., No. CV-13-08141-PCT-SRB (D. Ariz., verdict Apr. 22, 2016):
Machine-Readable Provenance
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Documented Asbestos Products
Products identified at this facility: Thermobestos, Marinite, Transite, Navy Spec materials, Kaylo insulation products, Unibestos, FOAMGLAS, Super 66.