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Monday, April 18, 2022
Will Bechtel be out?
Will the NNSA root out Bechtel from the next LLNL contract winner as they did with TRIAD? If so, why?
9 comments:
Anonymous
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Yes they out. After Bechtel left LANL, suddenly a lot of money came into the systems, building got built, stuff got fixed, paperwork got done. Bechtel had always said that it would improve business and infrastructure and it was a disaster on both counts. LLNL is another story but I think after LANL, NNSA is just going to move completely away from Bechtel. Also with the rise of Russia and China as nuclear threats NNSA wants to start acting seriously and will not take a chance with Bechtel ever again.
"Triad is a public service oriented, national security science organization equally owned by its three founding members: Battelle Memorial Institute (Battelle), The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS), and The Regents of the University of California (UC)...Each and every employee is critical to the success of Los Alamos National Laboratory." -LANL
Having known several Bechtelians first hand, I can honestly say I have never known a more sleazy, corrupt, genuinely stupid group in my life. Their projects suck billions out of public pockets and more often than not accomplish nothing. They ARE well connected. It shames me to admit their long standing association with Republican politicians and operatives in “The Grove” is part of that global network. Shame on each and every one of them.
Don't think for a second that Bechtel won't position itself for more of easy cheesy dollars for the next LLNL contract bid to run LLNL again. I think the NNSA has already absorbed this tactic and will respond according.
What will happen to all the LLNS execs (Bechtel refugees) that piled in after the 2007 contract change? Will they willingly self-deport or be expunged by the next LLNL contractor? It was argued this irrational executive bloat on the LLNS payroll precipitated the unjustifiable 2008 lay offs. Hopefully a teachable moment for the NNSA since they had to foot the bill for LLNS legal expenses for the subsequent class action lawsuit.
It’s rather surprising that Bechtel and LLNL Bechtel “beneficiaries” haven’t pushed back on this post?
4/22/2022 4:35 PM
Bechtel may have given up on LLNL. They totally blew LANL and that one was where the the big bucks where going with the pit facility. Bechtel really wanted that pit money by bring in a bunch of their contractors. LLNL really will not bring in all that much.
9 comments:
Yes they out. After Bechtel left LANL, suddenly a lot of money came into the systems, building got built, stuff got fixed, paperwork got done. Bechtel had always said that it would improve business and infrastructure and it was a disaster on both counts. LLNL is another story but I think after LANL, NNSA is just going to move completely away from Bechtel. Also with the rise of Russia and China as nuclear threats NNSA wants to start acting seriously and will not take a chance with Bechtel ever again.
To summarize Bechtel is out.
"Triad is a public service oriented, national security science organization equally owned by its three founding members: Battelle Memorial Institute (Battelle), The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS), and The Regents of the University of California (UC)...Each and every employee is critical to the success of Los Alamos National Laboratory." -LANL
Having known several Bechtelians first hand, I can honestly say I have never known a more sleazy, corrupt, genuinely stupid group in my life. Their projects suck billions out of public pockets and more often than not accomplish nothing. They ARE well connected. It shames me to admit their long standing association with Republican politicians and operatives in “The Grove” is part of that global network. Shame on each and every one of them.
Bechtel was an open sewer in Los Alamos. Their little games and cronyism was never welcome. They brought literally nothing to the table.
Don't think for a second that Bechtel won't position itself for more of easy cheesy dollars for the next LLNL contract bid to run LLNL again. I think the NNSA has already absorbed this tactic and will respond according.
What will happen to all the LLNS execs (Bechtel refugees) that piled in after the 2007 contract change? Will they willingly self-deport or be expunged by the next LLNL contractor? It was argued this irrational executive bloat on the LLNS payroll precipitated the unjustifiable 2008 lay offs. Hopefully a teachable moment for the NNSA since they had to foot the bill for LLNS legal expenses for the subsequent class action lawsuit.
Well, what happened to the LANS "execs" "Bechtel refugees", etc., when TRIAD took over LANL management? A good reference point for LLNL.
It’s rather surprising that Bechtel and LLNL Bechtel “beneficiaries” haven’t pushed back on this post?
It’s rather surprising that Bechtel and LLNL Bechtel “beneficiaries” haven’t pushed back on this post?
4/22/2022 4:35 PM
Bechtel may have given up on LLNL. They totally blew LANL and that one was where the the big bucks where going with the pit facility. Bechtel really wanted that pit money by bring in a bunch of their contractors. LLNL really will not bring in all that much.
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