Welcome to A People's Atlas of Nuclear Colorado
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Navigating the Atlas
You may browse the Atlas by following the curated "paths" of information and interpretation provided by the editors. These paths roughly track the movement of radioactive materials from the earth, into weapons or energy sources, and then into unmanageable waste—along with the environmental, social, technical, and ethical ramifications of these processes. In addition to the stages of the production process, you may view in sequence the positivist, technocratic version of this story, or the often hidden or repressed shadow side to the industrial processing of nuclear materials.
Using the buttons on the left, you may also browse the Atlas's artworks and scholarly essays, access geolocated material on a map, and learn more about contributors to the project.
If you would like to contribute materials to the Atlas, please reach out to the editors: Sarah Kanouse (s.kanouse at northeastern.edu) and Shiloh Krupar (srk34 at georgetown.edu).
Cover Image by Shanna Merola, "An Invisible Yet Highly Energetic Form of Light," from Nuclear Winter.
Atlas design by Byse.
Funded by grants from Georgetown University and Northeastern University. Initial release September 2021.
Using the buttons on the left, you may also browse the Atlas's artworks and scholarly essays, access geolocated material on a map, and learn more about contributors to the project.
If you would like to contribute materials to the Atlas, please reach out to the editors: Sarah Kanouse (s.kanouse at northeastern.edu) and Shiloh Krupar (srk34 at georgetown.edu).
Cover Image by Shanna Merola, "An Invisible Yet Highly Energetic Form of Light," from Nuclear Winter.
Atlas design by Byse.
Funded by grants from Georgetown University and Northeastern University. Initial release September 2021.
Cover page of Deer Trail Community Involvement Plan, March 2013, Colorado Department of Health and Environment
Site
Clean Harbors Environmental Deer Trail Landfill
The Clean Harbors Deer Trail facility, located north of the community of Deer Trail and west of the community of Last Chance, is the only permitted hazardous waste disposal site in Colorado. Located 75-miles from Denver, the 325-acre site (which sits on a 5,700-acre plot) boasts a 6,000-drum storage unit and processes a range of materials from Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and New Mexico. It is the designated low-level radioactive waste disposal site for the states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division introduced a Community Involvement Plan in 2013, after concerns were raised about groundwater contamination and lack of communication between the Clean Harbors corporation and surrounding communities.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division introduced a Community Involvement Plan in 2013, after concerns were raised about groundwater contamination and lack of communication between the Clean Harbors corporation and surrounding communities.
Sources
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division. "Clean Harbors Deer Trail Facility Community Involvement Plan." Accessed January 16, 2021.Loading...
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