University of Texas Drops Out of Los Alamos National Laboratory Management Contract Competition

The University of Texas System will not seek to become the new manager for the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, university officials announced yesterday (see GSN, Jan. 11).

Chancellor Mark Yudof said he would recommend that the system drop its bid to manage the nuclear weapons laboratory, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

“When you weigh the risks ... we didn’t think it was the appropriate time to do it,” Yudof said.

Texas A&M also considered competing for the management contract, but ultimately decided against such an effort, according to the Star-Telegram.

The University of California has managed Los Alamos since the facility was established in 1943. University of California regents are expected to decide whether to pursue the contract after the final release of the request for proposals, said university spokesman Chris Harrington (Patrick Mcgee, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Jan. 14).

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