Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center is one of 39 environmental and peace organizations that won a landmark lawsuit against the U.S Department of Energy for failure to follow-through on adequate environmental cleanup during its 50+ years of nuclear weapons research, testing, and production. Part of this settlement was the establishment of the MTA Fund (Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund), which provided $6.25 million for tribes and non-profit organizations to assess and conduct independent technical and scientific studies regarding the multitude of technical, ecological, and health issues surrounding the nation’s nuclear weapons complex.
Clark University was chosen by the non-profit peace and environmental groups as the conservator of these reports to ensure they remain available to the public in perpetuity. The unconventional election of university as conservator is an innovative example, particularly within the era of Web 1.0, of higher education as protector and provider of information through wide dissemination.
The research and reports available in this series were conducted by the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center with their allocated portion of the MTA fund.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at digitalrepository@clarku.edu.
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Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site: Independent Review and Technical Evaluation of the Soil Sampling Protocols for Site Characterization and Cleanup Confirmation
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center and Rick W. Chappell Ph.D.
The objective of this report was to provide an independent review and technical evaluation of the soil sampling protocols used at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS) for site characterization and cleanup confirmation. This technical evaluation focuses on (1) the Buffer Zone (BZ), since the National Wildlife Refuge will only include lands contained in the BZ, (2) the surface soils, the primary exposure medium and potential exposure point for Refuge workers and visitors, and (3) the radionuclides of uranium, plutonium, and americium, the contaminants expected to be of primary exposure concern in the Refuge.
This research was completed money allocated during Round 6 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at digitalrepository@clarku.edu
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Supporting a Conservative Approach to Cleanup at Rocky Flats
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
In March 2001 the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center (RMPJC) of Boulder, Colorado, initiated a project to provide technical information on standards for cleanup of the contaminated site of the former Rocky Flats nuclear bomb factory. The project was supported in part by a technical assistance grant from the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund.
The purpose of the project was to review, analyze, and disseminate information on the radionuclide soil action levels or cleanup standards being established for the Rocky Flats facility. The timeline of the project closely paralleled steps to revise the Rocky Flats Cleanup Agreement (RFCA) being taken by the DOE, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
This research was completed money allocated during Round 1 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at digitalrepository@clarku.edu
