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Oral history interview with Jack Weaver, 1999
Oral history interview with Jack Weaver, 1999
Call Number
OH1517
Date
1999
Description
This brief interview with Jack Weaver is a follow-up to one that took place in 1998 (OH1516). Conversation focuses on the possibility that Rocky Flats can be cleaned up, as promised, by the year 2006. Jack talks about his own doubts and his reasons for questioning the timetable as well as the planning. He calls attention to the lack of historic knowledge being applied to the site{u2019}s decontamination and deconstruction.
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Oral history interview with Jack Dale Weaver
Oral history interview with Jack Dale Weaver
Call Number
OH1516
Date
1998
Description
Jack Weaver began his 35-year career at Rocky Flats in 1961, doing outdoor physical labor and then quickly moving into chemical operations, where he advanced to foreman, and then shift manager, and then operations manager for building 771. He also worked in the Health and Safety Department. In this interview, Jack gives a narrative of his career, including descriptions of chemical processes, building construction and maintenance (both 771 and 371), infinity rooms, site deconstruction, and prospects for Rocky Flats{u2019} ultimate cleanup. He also talks about the Cold War, the buildup of nuclear weapons as a military deterrent, and his feelings about opposition to Rocky Flats. At the time of this oral history, Jack was working as a fixed-price contractor for Los Alamos Technical Associates, lending historic knowledge to the cleanup efforts.
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