A dozen reasons why the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge should remain closed to the public Prepared by LeRoy Moore, PhD, Rocky Mountain Peace & Justice Center, July 14, 2013 After completion of the “cleanup” of the 6,500-acre site of the defunct Rocky Flats nuclear bomb plant, about three-fourths of the site (roughly 7 square miles) was transferred from the Department of Energy to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to operate as a wildlife refuge. DOE retained 1,300 more contaminated acres![]()
