Babcock & Wilcox has lost its contracts to manage and operate the federal Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, just months after three activists managed to breach security at the Tennesee nuclear research site.
A consortium led by Bechtel will take over operations and management of the sites, beginning on May 1, under a five-year contract announced on Jan. 8 by officials of the U.S. Energy Dept.'s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).