/tags/nuclear-weapons nuclear weapons en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-05/a-new-film-explores-the-history-of-rocky-flats-from-nuclear-weapons-plant-to-wildlife-preserve Workers at the Rocky Flats plant northwest of Denver helped build nuclear weapons during the Cold War. The plant is gone and the land is now a wildlife refuge. A new documentary looks at the controversial history of Rocky Flats, and the memories of its employees. We talk with the director, on today’s In The NoCo. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-05/a-new-film-explores-the-history-of-rocky-flats-from-nuclear-weapons-plant-to-wildlife-preserve In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-01/workers-at-rocky-flats-helped-build-americas-nuclear-arsenal-a-new-film-digs-into-memories-of-the-controversial-plant Workers at the Rocky Flats plant northwest of Denver helped build nuclear weapons during the Cold War. The plant is gone now, buried beneath land that’s now a wildlife refuge. A new documentary opening at the Denver Film Festival looks at the controversial history of Rocky Flats, and the memories of its employees. We hear from the director, on today's In The NoCo. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-11-01/workers-at-rocky-flats-helped-build-americas-nuclear-arsenal-a-new-film-digs-into-memories-of-the-controversial-plant In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /2020-01-23/the-clock-winds-down-on-the-wests-nuclear-downwinders For years during the Cold War, large swaths of land in Nevada were used for atomic weapons testing. Nuclear bombs were dropped just miles from small... Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:26:10 GMT /2020-01-23/the-clock-winds-down-on-the-wests-nuclear-downwinders Noah Glick /2019-08-09/using-wildfires-to-study-climate-impacts-of-nuclear-war Wildfires are a common part of life in our region. According to new research, they can also give scientists valuable information about the climate... Fri, 09 Aug 2019 21:41:58 GMT /2019-08-09/using-wildfires-to-study-climate-impacts-of-nuclear-war Noah Glick /politics/2019-07-18/with-coal-revenue-down-wyoming-eyes-another-opportunity-storing-spent-nuclear-fuel Wyoming lawmakers are exploring the possibility of storing spent nuclear fuel rods to bolster the state budget as coal revenue becomes less reliable. Such… Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:44:47 GMT /politics/2019-07-18/with-coal-revenue-down-wyoming-eyes-another-opportunity-storing-spent-nuclear-fuel Rae Ellen Bichell /health/2018-06-27/cold-war-weapons-testing-made-people-sick-now-more-mountain-west-residents-could-be-compensated Nuclear testing during the Cold War sent radioactive fallout far away from the actual test sites. Politicians are moving to expand who can be compensated… Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:56:07 GMT /health/2018-06-27/cold-war-weapons-testing-made-people-sick-now-more-mountain-west-residents-could-be-compensated Rae Ellen Bichell