The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Nevada Test Site (NTS)
mission includes experimental and hazardous work in support of
the national Stockpile Stewardship Program; maintaining the
capability to resume underground nuclear testing; performing
characterization and remediation of legacy nuclear testing sites;
and managing nuclear waste operations. NTS is operated for DOE
by Bechtel Nevada and is under the cognizance of DOE’s National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). In March 28, 2006, the
Department announced that National Security Technologies, LLC
had been awarded a contract to manage and operate NTS,
replacing Bechtel Nevada as the site contractor. Full performance
of the new contract is scheduled to begin in July 2006.
