NH #696: Rocky Flats Nuclear Amnesia Obliterated in Documentary “Half-Life of Memory” – Jeff Gipe

Cold War Horse, sculpture by Jeff Gipe – the only acknowledgement
of the radiological history of Rocky Flats nuclear factory present at the site.

This Week’s Featured Interview:

  • The Half-Life of Memory: America’s Forgotten Atomic Bomb Factory by director/producer/videographer Jeff Gipe, is a gripping recounting of the history of Rocky Flats, which produced plutonium pits – triggers – for U.S. nuclear bombs from 1952 to 1989. public protests against it, and how its legacy has been disguised. Jeff is an accomplished visual artist and filmmaker, known for works on the far-reaching implications of the US Nuclear legacy. His deep connection to the subject matter stems from his upbringing near the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant, where his father was employed. zThe 55 minute film is about to have its world premiere on November 2 at the Denver Film Festival.

    I spoke with Jeff Gipe on October 18, 2024.

Numnutz of the Week (for Outstanding Nuclear Boneheadedness):

Nuclear Regulatory Commission “apologizes” for “misinformation” about – OOPS! – radioactive water from Monticello nuclear in the Mississippi river – but doesn’t apologize for the radioactive tritium-contaminated water ACTUALLY BEING in the Mississippi River. I don’t think Emily Post would consider that as an appropriate apology.

Happy Halloween!

Piketon, Ohio anti-nuclear Halloween yard display. You want a scary Halloween? Nuclear is the scariest! Vina Colley of PRESS on the left.

Links to Articles from News Segment:

Kenyans trying to block the building of its first nuclear reactor.