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NNSA May Extend Y-12, Pantex Contracts For One Year

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Friday, June 25th, 2010

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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), saying it needs more time to carry out a management consolidation at two of the Energy Department's biggest nuclear weapons production sites, said Wednesday it is considering extending the management and operation contracts of its Pantex warhead dismantlement plant in Amarillo, Texas, and the Y-12 uranium processing and storage facility at Oak Ridge, Tenn. In a notice of intent posted Tuesday, the semi-autonomous DoE weapons agency said it did not plan to take competitive…

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