NNSA TO FORMALLY OPEN NEW PRODUCTION OFFICE

The National Nuclear Security Administration has finalized the structure of its new production office, establishing a mix of federal officials between the Y-12 National Security Complex and the Pantex Plant. The agency will celebrate the opening of the new geographically dispersed office—functional leadership of the office is split between the two sites—with ceremonies in Amarillo and Oak Ridge symbolic of the “virtual” nature of the new office. The ceremony will feature addresses from Principal Deputy Administrator Neile Miller (from Amarillo) and Associate Administrator for Infrastructure and Operations Michael Lempke (from Oak Ridge) as well as NNSA Administrator Tom D’Agostino (Washington) and NNSA Defense Programs chief Don Cook (Russia). “This is an historic move for NNSA that puts us in a position to improve performance, reduce the cost of doing business and operate as an integrated enterprise for years to come,” D’Agostino said in a statement. “I’m proud of the way the teams at Pantex and Y-12 have come together, and I am continually impressed by their dedication to our mission.”