In September 2010, Washington state health officials signed off on a plan by Seattle City Parks to allow an indoor sports arena to use an old Navy hangar at Magnuson Park. The conditions were it could be used while radioactive materials found in an attached painting structure were cleaned up. king5.com The U.S. Navy NavFac website has information about the cleanup of radioactive contamination at Magnuson Park in Seattle. portal.navfac.navy.mil The Navy plans a $9 million six-month cleanup starting in June at a Seattle park contaminated with radiation from glow-in-the-dark paint used on aircraft dials during World War II. sfgate.com A public meeting about a proposed contamination cleanup at Magnuson Park erupted into a shouting match Wednesday night. seattletimes.com
