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Plutonium: Permanent Problem at Rocky Flats

Thursday, July 30, 7 p.m. Naropa University Events Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-442-0202.

This event will feature three speakers discussing the Rocky Flats cleanup and issues with plutonium at the site, as well as an open discussion to follow. From Rocky Flats Nuclear Guardianship, a co-sponsor of the evening along with Naropa University, Dr. LeRoy Moore will discuss what protection the government’s Rocky Flats cleanup program actually provides. Also speaking will be Dr. Iggy Litaor and Dr. Michael Ketterer, the former having worked for a decade studying radioactive materials at Rocky Flats and the latter a plutonium specialist who will address some unanswered questions regarding the issue of plutonium’s presence at the former nuclear weapons production facility.

— Sam Routhier