Rocky Flats Plant
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Area | 71 |
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Opened | 1952 |
Locations | Jefferson County |
Colorado | |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 1997 |
Nearest city | Arvada |
NRHP Reference Number | 97000377 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1088869 |
About Rocky Flats Plant
The Rocky Flats Plant was a U. S. manufacturing complex that produced nuclear weapons parts in the western United States, near Denver, Colorado. The facility's primary mission was the fabrication of plutonium pits, which were shipped to other facilities to be assembled into nuclear weapons.