Radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant

The Rocky Flats Plant was a U.S. AEC/DOE nuclear weapons production facility about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Denver whose principal role was the manufacture of plutonium "pits" for use as the primary stage in thermonuclear weapons. Weapons production was permanently halted in 1989 after years of protests followed by a combined raid of over 70 armed agents from the FBI and Environmental Protection Agency due to the supported allegation of environmental crimes. Summarizing outcomes for the facility, a criminal investigation followed by grand jury charges against the site's contractor-manager ensued, the plant was shut down, and the buildings demolished and removed from the site. The contractor, Rockwell International, pleaded guilty to environmental crimes, and was punitively fined the h

Radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant

The Rocky Flats Plant was a U.S. AEC/DOE nuclear weapons production facility about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Denver whose principal role was the manufacture of plutonium "pits" for use as the primary stage in thermonuclear weapons. Weapons production was permanently halted in 1989 after years of protests followed by a combined raid of over 70 armed agents from the FBI and Environmental Protection Agency due to the supported allegation of environmental crimes. Summarizing outcomes for the facility, a criminal investigation followed by grand jury charges against the site's contractor-manager ensued, the plant was shut down, and the buildings demolished and removed from the site. The contractor, Rockwell International, pleaded guilty to environmental crimes, and was punitively fined the h