AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A new contractor takes over the management of the Pantex Plant nuclear weapons facility in the Texas Panhandle this week.

The Amarillo Globe-News (http://bit.ly/1vlltjE) reports Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC will begin Tuesday the four-month transition of control from Babcock & Wilcox. The shift includes not only the Pantex Plant 17 miles northeast of Amarillo but also the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Both facilities are owned by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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