Byline: JUDITH KOHLER Associated Press
DENVER -- A study on cancer risks stemming from secret radioactive and chemical releases at the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant found few dangers, though warned of new risks caused by the ongoing cleanup.
The nine-year study, released Thursday, is the most exhaustive examination of public risks from releases in the 1950s and 60s, but details remain unknown because of poor oversight by federal regulators and the defense industry's secrecy, investigators said.
``The bottom line is the risks at Rocky Flats were low and the public was lucky that this was the case,'' said James LaVelle, a consulting …
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