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DOE`s Y-12 Plant eases into Post-Cold War role

Journal Article · · Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy
OSTI ID:175783
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  1. Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

For more than four decades, a veil of secrecy-and impenetrable security fences-surrounded the Y-12 plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which is now managed by Lockheed Martin under a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy. But times are changing, according to D.H. Johnson, former director of technology transfer at the Y-12 plant. {open_quotes}Since the end of the Cold War, the plant has sought{hor_ellipsis}new missions that enhance the development of the civilian economy.{close_quotes} A key component of Y-12`s strategy consists of enlisting the support of the state and local community. {open_quotes}In launching its defense-conversion plan, DOE sought support from both the state of Tennessee and the local Oak Ridge community,{close_quotes} he says.

OSTI ID:
175783
Journal Information:
Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Journal Name: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 10; ISSN FARPEL; ISSN 0887-8218
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English