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Mule deer graze at the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge

Invasive weeds raise nuclear concerns at Rocky Flats

By | 08.04.11 | 8:51 am

Invasive weeds at a former nuclear trigger factory at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge raise the specter of nuclear contaminants spreading to surface water, a report from the Interior Department states. But there isn’t enough money to eradicate the weeds, and even if there was, the contaminated ground may prove too dangerous for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore.