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Nuclear Modernization

As DoE Nuke Agency Mulls ‘Corrective Action’ on Disputed Production Sites Deal, No Transition Announced Yet

Tuesday, February 8th, 2022

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As DoE Nuke Agency Mulls ‘Corrective Action’ on Disputed Production Sites Deal, No Transition Announced Yet

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The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Wednesday would shed no light on the timeline for transitioning the agency’s two main weapons production sites to new management, though the transition was supposed to be halfway over by now. Meanwhile, Consolidated Nuclear Security, the Bechtel-led incumbent managing the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, and the Y-12 National Security Site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., had not as of Wednesday informed personnel at the site that the scheduled transition had…

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