Comments: I am always saying the nukes do not understand basic math: "$6 billion because of problems that include a redesign to raise the roof. The original estimate was about $750 million." Shut it down!
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
October 06, 2013 - 12:04 pm EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Officials managing work on a new uranium processing facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex are being criticized for not identifying some of the companies working on the project.
The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/191O6sd) reports the National Nuclear Security Administration and its chief contractor, B&W Y-12, which is managing the work on the UPF, have refused to identify some companies that recently got contracts to work on site preparation and other information.
Over the past month, the newspaper has made repeated requests for updated information on the facility's procurement activities. B&W Y-12 has provided general numbers regarding contract awards over the past five years.
Michael Halpern is a program manager with Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. He says restricting information is the wrong way to build trust on big federal projects like the facility.
"It's really an unnecessary shield that makes it more difficult for the public to know how dollars are being spent," Halpern said.
The price tag for the facility has grown nearly sevenfold in eight years to upward of $6 billion because of problems that include a redesign to raise the roof. The original estimate was about $750 million.
Information from: Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
October 06, 2013 - 12:04 pm EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Officials managing work on a new uranium processing facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex are being criticized for not identifying some of the companies working on the project.
The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/191O6sd) reports the National Nuclear Security Administration and its chief contractor, B&W Y-12, which is managing the work on the UPF, have refused to identify some companies that recently got contracts to work on site preparation and other information.
Over the past month, the newspaper has made repeated requests for updated information on the facility's procurement activities. B&W Y-12 has provided general numbers regarding contract awards over the past five years.
Michael Halpern is a program manager with Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. He says restricting information is the wrong way to build trust on big federal projects like the facility.
"It's really an unnecessary shield that makes it more difficult for the public to know how dollars are being spent," Halpern said.
The price tag for the facility has grown nearly sevenfold in eight years to upward of $6 billion because of problems that include a redesign to raise the roof. The original estimate was about $750 million.
Information from: Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
