Rocky Flats Plant, Source Calibration Laboratory, Between Second & Third Streets & Central & Cedar Avenues, Golden, Jefferson County, CO

Significance: This building is a primary contributor of the Rocky Flats Plant historic district, and is associated with the U.S. strategy of nuclear military deterrence during the Cold War, a strategy considered of major importance in preventing Soviet nuclear attack. Building 126 was part of the radiation protection program and used to calibrate dosimeters worn by employees to measure radiation exposure. Building 126 was constructed during the transition period from film dosimeters to thermoluminescent dosimeters.
Survey number: HAER CO-83-AE
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 97000377