Jacob Brown chapter 8 FBB

    One of the striking things about this chapter was the information on the lasting effects of the plutonium. It will 240,000 years until the plutonium at Rocky Flats will near the end of its lifetime (Iverson 333). Unless new technology arrives that allows it to be cleaned up, Rocky Flats will continue to be a health hazard. Despite the governments claims, it seems apparent that Rocky Flats is still radiating energy that is causing serious harm. It is crazy to think that hundreds of generations could be exposed to radiation due to our Cold War policy. 240,000 years from now the Cold will war most likely be forgotten, but the effects of Rocky Flats could still be felt by the areas inhabitants. Government officials are concerned about how to communicate, to future people, the dangers of Rocky Flats and areas like it. We certainly don't communicate the same way as people 240,000 years before us. "Linguists are working to develop symbols or pictures that will warn of contamination and can last hundreds and thousands of years" (Iverson 333).