Full body burden

growing up in the shadow of a secret nuclear facility

400 pages

English language

Published Nov. 19, 2012 by Harvill Secker.

ISBN:
978-1-84655-614-2
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OCLC Number:
782997969

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3 stars (2 reviews)

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4 stars

Part memoir, part investigative journalism piece, the factual story of the Rocky Flats plutonium trigger plant is woven chronologically with the author's personal account of everyday life living just downwind of the troubled site. Though the subject matter is difficult at times, the writing is thoroughly engaging as it describes yet another example of the tragedies that ensue when human and environmental factors are set aside in the name of secrecy, security, and profit.

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Subjects

  • Environmental aspects
  • History
  • Health aspects
  • Nuclear weapons plants
  • Plutonium
  • Radioactive waste sites
  • Cleanup
  • Radioactive pollution
  • Radiation Effects
  • Radioactivity
  • Rocky Flats Plant (U.S.)

Places

  • Colorado
  • Jefferson County
  • Jefferson County (Colo.)
  • Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge (Colo.)
  • Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge