Technical Area 18 early move celebrations

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Credit: Presley Salaz, Information, Records and Media Services (IM-9)

Laboratory Director Bob Kuckuck talks with John Ireland of the Nuclear Nonproliferation (N) Division, Vickie Longmire of Nuclear Materials Management (NMT-4) and Sara Scott, center, N Division leader, at a TA-18 early move celebration last week in the Administration Building at Technical Area 3. "The Laboratory worked in close cooperation with the NNSA and [the Department of Energy] to accomplish this important move," said Kuckuck. "More importantly, Laboratory staff should be commended for working night-and-day, long hours and weekends, to accomplish this goal safely and securely-all the while maintaining the important national security mission of TA-18." Inset photo: Hazmat Packaging and Transportation (SUP-5) members pose with "Dusty Rose," a newly purchased truck that is in process for acceptance under the group's Transportation Safety Document, which provides boundaries under which the Laboratory operates for transportation of non-Department of Transportation-compliant shipments. The group provided support to the TA-18 Relocation Project in moving Category I and II nuclear materials, and was instrumental in ensuring that the materials were transported safely and securely.   enlarge image
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David Crandall, left, National Nuclear Security Administration assistant deputy administrator for research, development and simulation, talks with Dave Beck, acting associate director for weapons engineering and manufacturing (ADWEM), at a Technical Area 18 early move celebration last week. Crandall thanked employees who played a role in moving important nuclear material from TA-18 to TA-55 and to the Device Assembly Facility of the Nevada Test Site. The TA-18 Relocation Project began with the first shipment of Category I and II materials from TA-18 in December 2004. A total 560 individual containers were shipped, 210 off-site and 350 on-site. With the completion of the early move project, 60 percent of the nuclear material formerly housed at TA-18 now resides at the Device Assembly Facility.