Rocky Flats, Colorado

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former nuclear weapons production facility
gptkbp:area approximately 6,200 acres
gptkbp:cleanupCost approximately $7 billion
gptkbp:closed 1992
gptkbp:controversy health risks from residual contamination
protests against nuclear weapons production
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Rocky_Flats_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkbp:environmentalContamination gptkb:americium
gptkb:uranium
plutonium
gptkbp:EPA_Superfund_Site yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rocky Flats, Colorado
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Jefferson_County,_Colorado
gptkb:Boulder_County,_Colorado
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Boulder,_Colorado
gptkb:Westminster,_Colorado
gptkb:Broomfield,_Colorado
gptkb:Arvada,_Colorado
gptkbp:notableEvent FBI raid in 1989
major plutonium fire in 1957
major plutonium fire in 1969
gptkbp:opened 1952
gptkbp:openToPublic limited
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
gptkb:Kaiser-Hill
gptkb:Rockwell_International
gptkbp:product plutonium triggers for nuclear weapons
gptkbp:protestedBy local residents
environmental activists
Rocky Flats Truth Force
gptkbp:remediationCompleted 2005
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous news articles
public health studies
environmental impact assessments
numerous scientific studies
numerous lawsuits
book 'Full Body Burden' by Kristen Iversen
book 'Making a Real Killing' by Len Ackland
documentary 'Dark Circle'
film 'Citizen Nuclear' (1982)
film 'On the Edge' (1986)
film 'The Atomic States of America' (2012)
numerous government reports
book 'Rocky Flats: A Personal Story' by Al Hazlewood
gptkbp:wildlifeRefugeEstablished 2007
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Nymphos_of_Rocky_Flats
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8