Rocky Flats Plant

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear weapons production facility
gptkbp:area approximately 6,500 acres
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cold_War
Manhattan Project (legacy)
gptkbp:built 1951
gptkbp:cleanupCompleted 2005
gptkbp:closed 1992
gptkbp:commonHealthIssues community exposure
cancer risk
worker illness
gptkbp:contaminatedWith gptkb:americium
gptkb:uranium
plutonium
beryllium
hazardous chemicals
gptkbp:demolished 2005
gptkbp:employs thousands of workers
gptkbp:environmentalImpact soil and water contamination
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rocky Flats Plant
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Priorities_List
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jefferson_County,_Colorado
near Denver, Colorado
gptkbp:notableEvent environmental contamination
1969 fire
1957 fire
1989 FBI raid
FBI raid in 1989
Rocky Flats Grand Jury investigation
gptkbp:opened 1952
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
gptkb:Kaiser-Hill
gptkb:Rockwell_International
gptkbp:product nuclear weapon components
plutonium triggers
gptkbp:protestedBy gptkb:Greenpeace
local residents
anti-nuclear activists
Rocky Flats Truth Force
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
Women’s Peace Encampment
gptkbp:rangeEPA CO7890010526
gptkbp:remediationCost over $7 billion
gptkbp:remediationDuration 1995-2005
gptkbp:status gptkb:Rocky_Flats_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkbp:subjectOf book 'Full Body Burden' by Kristen Iversen
book 'Making a Real Killing' by Len Ackland
documentary 'Dark Circle'
book 'The Ambushed Grand Jury' by Caron Balkany and Wes McKinley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Rocky_Flats_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkbp:superfundSite yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_nuclear_weapons_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7