Rocky Flats Plant, Health Physics Laboratory, On Central Avenue between Third & Fourth Streets, Golden, Jefferson County, CO

Significance: One of the original buildings on the site, this building is a primary contributor to the Rocky Flats Plant historic district, associated with the U.S. strategy of nuclear military deterrence during the Cold War, a strategy considered of major importance to preventing Soviet nuclear attack on the U.S. Building 123 housed the analytical health physics laboratory. Major improvements and technological advancements occurred in the areas of radiation protection, safety, detection, bioassay, and dosimetry in Building 123...
Survey number: HAER CO-83-B
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 97000377