Rocky Flats: Cold war era plutonium trigger plant secrecy taken too far
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Little about the history of the Rocky Flats nuclear trigger plant engenders the trust of Coloradans.
From its secretive Cold War era roots, to suppressed reports about contamination, to a stifled grand jury investigating environmental crimes, there remains a lingering suspicion that we still don't know everything about the former plant.
The U.S. Department of Energy's recently announced plans to digitally copy — then destroy — 500 boxes of records pertaining to the plant will only make matters worse.
The department was painted as a major villain in a class action lawsuit over off-site plutonium contamination from the plant, 16 miles northwest of Denver. Lawyers for the owners of 12,000 properties near the plant, who won a nearly $554 million judgment in 2006, attacked the DOE with allegations the department improperly designated information as classified in order to keep misdeeds and mistakes secret.
That's not the only instance where the public has been left to wonder about what really went on at Rocky Flats.
The nuclear trigger factory may be gone, but its legacy will linger for a long time — and it's important that citizens know as much as possible about its history.
From its secretive Cold War era roots, to suppressed reports about contamination, to a stifled grand jury investigating environmental crimes, there remains a lingering suspicion that we still don't know everything about the former plant.
The U.S. Department of Energy's recently announced plans to digitally copy — then destroy — 500 boxes of records pertaining to the plant will only make matters worse.
The department was painted as a major villain in a class action lawsuit over off-site plutonium contamination from the plant, 16 miles northwest of Denver. Lawyers for the owners of 12,000 properties near the plant, who won a nearly $554 million judgment in 2006, attacked the DOE with allegations the department improperly designated information as classified in order to keep misdeeds and mistakes secret.
That's not the only instance where the public has been left to wonder about what really went on at Rocky Flats.
The nuclear trigger factory may be gone, but its legacy will linger for a long time — and it's important that citizens know as much as possible about its history.
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