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Some of the Nevada Test Site’s (NTS) most important experiments are
closer to being consolidated under one roof.
Construction on the Criticality Experiments Facility (CEF) is approximately
60 percent complete. This is a Congressionally mandated line item project and the largest
such project currently underway at NTS. The total project cost is currently estimated at
$149.6 million and the timeline calls for conclusion in mid-2010.
The CEF project is made up of a consortium of team members representing Los
Alamos National Lab (LANL), Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL), National Security
Technologies, LLC (NSTec), Wackenhut Services, Inc. (WSI) and the Nevada Site Office (NSO).
Each partner has a key part in the overall success of the project. “Due to the
outstanding teamwork and efforts of everyone involved, the project has made substantial
progress this year. The entire team is aggressively working to complete the project on
schedule,” says Robert Bangerter, Federal Project Director.
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A worker works on flattop reflectors in the Criticality Experiments Facility.
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