Rocky Flats

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Originally Posted by Jamnanc

I think there was an insane fire there at one point. If it's true, they thought it would be a good idea to case the nuclear material in magnesium.

From on a guy who trained there during the closure as a hazmat firefighter.

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I know there was a fire and it was the most expensive industrial clean up until then. They also had some sort of large leak of radioactive material outside that became aerosolized when the wind blew the dirt. If our snowy mountains can turn pink from a dust storm in Mongolia i am sure anywhere east of the flats got a fair amount of radioactive material dust.

Is this book about FBI/EPA raid and what happen afterward with the cover up?

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Originally Posted by sniper7

My best friends dad was one of the last security guys there. I'm positive he knows every guy you guys mentioned that worked security. He has told me the story about the news copter as well. Also has pictures of him and another guy with ARs in front of a down Schweitzer hello that ran out of gas and autorotated on property.

they got to play with some fun toys out there!

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A perforated tank is bound to run out of fuel quite quickly. ;)

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Originally Posted by Rabid

They also had some sort of large leak of radioactive material outside that became aerosolized when the wind blew the dirt. If our snow mountains can turn pink from a dust storm in Mongolia i am sure anywhere east of the flats got a fair amount of radioactive material dust.

Is this book about FBI/EPA raid and what happen afterward with the cover up?

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Ya, that's the same book.
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What is it?

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Originally Posted by cofi

What is it?

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Not so good places to raise your children.

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Originally Posted by drift_g35

Didn't they cause small earthquakes throughout Denver by digging too deep out there?

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Your thinking of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, NE of Commerce City. They were a huge research and manufacturing facility for chemical weapons back in the day. Supposedly Agent Orange was invented and produced there.
They pumped large amounts of failed projects and waste material deep underground, which lubricated the bedrock causing them to slip often. The Feds made them stop "disposing" of the waste in such fashion and the shakes stopped. Then they just poured the stuff into holding ponds to burn it or let it evaporate. Read about the "basins" out there.
I played hockey with a HazMat mitigation guy who worked out there during the clean up.
He said there was stuff there that if you fell in it your skin would fall off.
The ponds were drained and capped but allegedly there are areas where nothing will grow even though new topsoil was brought in.
Makes me wonder about the controlled burns they have had out there lately.

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Originally Posted by Wulf202

I have fun stories about Hanford.

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My father grew up in Kennewick... at least his Lymphoma is in remission.

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Originally Posted by Rabid

I know there was a fire and it was the most expensive industrial clean up until then. They also had some sort of large leak of radioactive material outside that became aerosolized when the wind blew the dirt. If our snow mountains can turn pink from a dust storm in Mongolia i am sure anywhere east of the flats got a fair amount of radioactive material dust.

Is this book about FBI/EPA raid and what happen afterward with the cover up?

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He told me at first that he shot it down for not clearing the airspace. I was probably 12-13 and obviously believed him since he had the picture and they were holing guns standing in front of it. Only later did I finally hear the truth!

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Originally Posted by kidicarus13

I know the special response team trained with SAWs and I've heard rumors of surface-to-air missiles. I also know the team would escort the nuclear weapon triggers off RF's property and they were heavily armed.

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Yeah he shot the saw, ma deuce mounted on some vehicle I can't remember. Don't know about the SAMs or triggers though.

Derp.