Our Nation's History.
Established in 1951, Rocky Flats was a secret, high-security facility outside Denver, Colorado, that produced plutonium cores for nuclear weapons.
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"National Security is our Responsibility."
Rocky Flats employees were committed to maintaining the secrecy of their work.
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Protesting Rocky Flats.
Thousands have protested against nuclear weapons, radio-active components so close to a metropolitan area, and environmental contamination.
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From Weapons to Wildlife.
The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge was officially created in July 2007 when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took over management of the site.
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Rocky Flats HistoryRocky Flats produced cores for nuclear weapons for the nation’s defense, using plutonium, highly enriched uranium, beryllium and additional materials.
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Current ExhibitsThe museum participated with with the Arvada Historical Society to create an exhibit commemorating the rich history of Rocky Flats
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Share Your Story In partnership with the Boulder Public Library’s oral history project, the RFCWM has recorded about 90 interviews with people who have first-hand memories of Rocky Flats.
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I appeal to the owners of plants — to the managers, to the workers, to our own Government employees — to put every ounce of effort into producing these munitions swiftly and without stint...We must be the great arsenal of democracy.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1940)