Rocky Flats Site

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former nuclear weapons production facility
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Westminster,_Colorado
gptkb:Golden,_Colorado
gptkb:Broomfield,_Colorado
gptkb:Superior,_Colorado
gptkb:Arvada,_Colorado
gptkbp:area approximately 6,200 acres
gptkbp:built 1951
gptkbp:cleanupCompleted 2005
gptkbp:closed 1992
gptkbp:coordinates 39.8906°N 105.1906°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Rocky_Flats_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkbp:environmentalContamination gptkb:americium
gptkb:uranium
plutonium
hazardous chemicals
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy_(central_operable_unit)
gptkb:U.S._Fish_and_Wildlife_Service_(refuge)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rocky Flats Site
gptkbp:listedOnNationalRegister no
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jefferson_County,_Colorado
gptkb:Boulder_County,_Colorado
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:FBI_raid_(1989)
gptkb:Rocky_Flats_Plant_fire_(1957)
gptkb:Rocky_Flats_Plant_fire_(1969)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:environmental_policy
gptkb:investigation
Superfund site
health studies
anti-nuclear protests
gptkbp:opened 1952
gptkbp:openToPublic limited (refuge area only)
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:rangeEPA CO7890010526
gptkbp:remediationContractor gptkb:Kaiser-Hill
gptkbp:remediationCost approximately $7 billion
gptkbp:superfundSite yes
gptkbp:website https://www.lm.doe.gov/Rocky_Flats/Sites.aspx
gptkbp:wildlifeRefugeEstablished 2007
gptkbp:wildlifeRefugeOpenedToPublic 2018
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy_Office_of_Environmental_Management
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6