Knoxville Biz Ticker: Major project begins at Y-12 to shrink high-security footprint
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Major project begins at Y-12 to shrink high-security footprint
Oak Ridge, Tenn. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, officials broke ground on the West End Protected Area Reduction project (WEPAR) at Y-12 National Security Complex, which, when completed, will reduce the size of the high-security protected area on the site by approximately 50%. The project supports efforts to modernize Y-12’s high-security boundary and includes the installation of new sections on the perimeter intrusion, detection, and assessment system (PIDAS) as well as a new entry control facility.
The WEPAR project will also provide security upgrades to the new perimeter. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 2:46 PM EDT April 8, 2021
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. A major project is underway at the Y-12 National Security Complex to improve security.
Officials with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, broke ground on the West End Protected Area Reduction project (WEPAR) this week.
Its goal is to reduce the high-security protected area around the facility by 50 percent and to modernize security measures on the new perimeter.
“Y-12 performs specialized enriched uranium processing, manufacturing, and storage, said Dale Christenson, Y-12 Acquisition and Project Management Office director, whose office is overseeing the project. “Advances in technology and processes have facilitated the consolidation of high-security work into a smaller area, which will lower operating costs and maintain reliability of th