Rocky Flats Nuclear Site
Cindy Sounders talked about the Rocky Flats nuclear site that operated from 1952 to 1994, the cleanup effort since its closing, and its transition into a national wildlife refuge. The plant was located 15 miles outside of Denver, Colorado, and produced fissile plutonium triggers for nuclear warheads during the Cold War.
Description
Cindy Sounders talked about the Rocky Flats nuclear site that operated from 1952 to 1994, the cleanup effort since its closing, and its transition into a national wildlife refuge. The plant was located 15 miles outside of Denver, Colorado, and produced fissile plutonium triggers for nuclear warheads during the Cold War.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Explain the purpose of the Rocky Flats Plant from the 1950s through the 1990s.
- Why did people's perspectives regarding this land change over time?
- Describe the significance of the site today.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Arms Race
- Conservation
- Dept. Of Energy
- Homesteading
- Plutonium
- Prairie
- Superfund Site