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Budil Set to Take Over as Head of Livermore Nuke Lab

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021

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Budil Set to Take Over as Head of Livermore Nuke Lab

Kim Budil was set to take over as the 13th director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California on Tuesday. The younger of the two nuclear weapons design laboratories announced the change at top in late January. Budil replaces William Goldstein, who was to retire after six years as director and 36 years at Livermore. Budil takes over with the Livermore prime contractor, the Bechtel-University of California-led Lawrence Livermore National Security, assured of its job as lab manager through…

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