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Rocky Flats Fire Site

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Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Accident and Incident Records, 1957

Location:

Active:
Inactive: Washington National Records Center, Suitland, MD
Access Restrictions: Records are classified as Secret/RD; building is access controlled.

 Volume: 1 cu. ft.

Accession or Other ID Number: 326-91-0004

 Condition: Fair

Container Number: 1 of 1

 Medium: Paper
Scanning Suitability: Series contains photographs and faded photocopies.

 Duplication: Unknown
Arrangement: Chronological by year, thereafter by incident number or by subject

Originating Office: Office of Safety, AEC

Finding Aids: NARA Standard Form 135

Disposition Authority:
DOE (1988) 1.1a(1)(b)

Series Description: This series contains accident and incident reports for all Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) sites. One file specifically on the 1957 Rocky Flats fire is titled 57-33 9-11-57 AL-DOW Fire-Building 71. Included within this file are photocopies of the Report of Investigation of Serious Incident in Building 71 on September 11, 1957 and a supplemental report of December 10, 1957. Also included are correspondence on the Rocky Flats fire-fighting philosophy and a letter to Brigadier General A. D. Starbird, Director of Military Applications, AEC, which details questions, answers, and findings for post-fire safety measures. Also of potential interest is information relating to another incident at Rocky Flats on June 14, 1957, in Building 71.

For related records, see Office of the General Manager Records, 1947-1975.

Data Elements: 107, 122


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