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Nuclear Modernization

Battelle Hand Set to Take Reins at Nuclear Weapons Lab in November

Monday, July 9th, 2018

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Battelle Hand Set to Take Reins at Nuclear Weapons Lab in November

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Thomas Mason, former director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and current Battelle vice president, will become director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory on Nov. 1, after Triad National Security takes over management of the storied nuclear-weapon facility in New Mexico.Mason is Triad's president and CEO, making him ultimately responsible for Los Alamos’ nuclear stockpile stewardship and weapons modernization missions under a lab management and operations contract worth more than $20 billion over 10 years, including options.Mason left Oak Ridge…

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