Consolidated Nuclear Security

Consolidated Nuclear Security is an American federal contractor. They are one of the 100 largest federal contractors in the United States.

Overview

Consolidated Nuclear Security manages the Y-12 National Security Complex[1] and the Pantex plant.[2]

Consolidated Nuclear Security is owned by its member companies Bechtel, Leidos, ATK Launch Systems, and SOC LLC. Booz Allen Hamilton is a teaming subcontractor.[3]

History

Early in the 2020s the Department of Energy issued a tender for the combined management of the Y-12 and Pantex facilities on a ten-year contract.[2] CNC won this contract and began management of the two facilities in 2014.[4] The contract was worth approximately $2 billion a year.[2]

In 2020, the Department of Energy announced that they would not be exercising the additional options in Consolidated Nuclear Security's contract which was set to expire on Sept. 30, 2021 three years before the end of the ten-year contract.[5] The Department of Energy kicked CNS off the contract for failing to meet performance standards. The situation was made trickier because Bechtel is building the Uranium Processing Facility at Y-12 as a subcontractor to CNS.[2] The primary issues that led to the contract cancellation where repeated failures to meet safety and security standards, with criticality safety and cyber security, being particular concerns.[6]

See also

References
  1. Pounds, Benjamin. "Work underway at Main Street". www.oakridger.com. Oak Ridger. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. Leone, Dan. "NNSA Pushing Consolidated Nuclear Security Out at Pantex, Y-12". www.exchangemonitor.com. Exchange Monitor. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. "About". cns-llc.us. Consolidated Nuclear Security. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. Kast, Monica. "UT, Texas A&M Systems hope to manage Y-12 National Security Complex and the Pantex Plant". www.knoxnews.com. Knox News. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. "National Nuclear Security Administration not renewing CNS contract for Pantex Plant". www.newschannel10.com. KFDA. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. Gabrielle, Vincent. "Nuclear defense agency jettisons federal defense contractor at Y-12 over safety concerns". www.knoxnews.com. Knox News. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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