Construction Management Problems Have Delayed Completion of the New Plutonium Facilities at Rocky Flats, Colorado

Cost, schedule, and performance data of new plutonium facilities under construction at Rocky Flats, Colorado, and Los Alamos, New Mexico, were reviewed. Both projects are under the administration and management of the Department of Energy's Albuquerque Operations Office (A00). The Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant is the key producer of plutonium parts used in nuclear weapons, and the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory is one of the agency's two nuclear weapons research and development facilities.