Rocky Flats Plant, Design Laboratory, Northwest quadrant of Plant, between buildings 776-777 & 771, Golden, Jefferson County, CO

Significance: This building is a primary contributor of the Rocky Flats Plant historic district, and is associated with the U.S. strategy of nuclear military deterrence during the Cold War, a strategy considered of major importance in preventing Soviet nuclear attack. The building was used to design, build, and evaluate bench-scale technologies used in Plant waste treatment processes. The main purpose of the research and design group was to change the form of waste materials for off-site disposal...
Survey number: HAER CO-83-P
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 97000377