Photographs Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
FIC2024.87 |
Title |
Aerial view of Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site in 2001 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
June 26, 2001 |
Description |
Color photograph with an aerial view of the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, dated June 26, 2001. On the back is adhered a label which reads "Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site. The Rocky Flats Site is a 6,380-acre Superfund cleanup site located 8 miles north of downtown Golden. Until December 1989, the Rocky Flats plant produced components for nuclear weapons using various radioactive and hazardous materials, including plutonium, uranium and beryllium. Nearly 40 years of nuclear weapons production left behind a legacy of contaminated facilities, soils, and grown water that must now be cleaned up before the site can be closed down. Photo courtesy of Department of Energy." |
Provenance |
See Notes. |
Copyright |
All rights belong to Golden History Museum & Park, City of Golden, without restriction. |
Credit line |
Golden History Museum & Park, City of Golden Collection |
Caption |
Aerial view of Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site in 2001 |
Search Terms |
Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site |