HEALTH & RESEARCH

A 9NEWS report highlighted an important finding from the final years of the Rocky Flats cleanup: independent verification identified areas of plutonium contamination that remained above the cleanup action level even after remediation work had been completed. The issue centered on the 903 Pad and 903 Lip area, one of the most contaminated parts of the former Rocky Flats Plant. According to a 2006 Government Accountability Office review, ground-based scanning found five areas a

A 1995 study published in the Journal of Environmental Quality examined how uranium was distributed in soils east of the Rocky Flats Plant and what those patterns could reveal about contamination from plant operations. The study, conducted by researcher M. Iggy Litaor, began with a clear finding: soils east of Rocky Flats had been contaminated with uranium through past waste-storage practices, accidental releases of uranium-laden oils, and low-level airborne emissions from th

A 2024 joint submission to the Colorado State Board of Health calls for renewed scrutiny of Rocky Flats, including independent review, air monitoring, additional health research and greater public disclosure.