
The competitive landscape for the potentially 10-year, $28-billion contract to manage the Department of Energy's two big nuclear weapons production sites is starting to come into focus, now that the agency has hosted hopefuls for site visits and one-on-one meetings. Following tours of the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, last week, some industry people this week said that former incumbent BWX Technologies [BWXT], Lynchburg, Va., is exploring a partnership that…