Institute for Energy and
Environmental Research (IEER)
An
institution dedicated to increasing public involvement in and control
over environmental problems through the democratization of science.
Radiation
Effects Research Foundation (RERF)
A Japan-United States research organization which focuses on
the study of health effects of radiation in survivors of the atomic
bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Rocky
Flats
Closure Project
Rocky Flats, located 16 miles
northwest of downtown Denver, Colorado, USA, is designated by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a Superfund cleanup
site. Historically, Rocky Flats made components for nuclear
weapons using various radioactive and hazardous materials, including
plutonium, uranium and beryllium. Nearly 40 years of nuclear
weapons production left behind a legacy of contaminated facilities,
soils and ground water. The Rocky Flats mission includes special
nuclear material management and shipment, nuclear deactivation and
decommissioning, waste management and shipment, environmental cleanup
and site closure. When cleanup is complete, the site will be
transitioned to a National Wildlife Refuge managed by the US Fish &
Wildlife Service.
