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of
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\ere 62 percent complete at the end of
' September and ahead of schedule,
19, Expansion of facilities at the Kansas City Bendix
Plant engaged in the production of non-nuclear weapons components
| was 69 percent complete and 79 percent scheduled,
Net
20. Construction’ of the South Albuquerque Works expansion
for the production of thermonyolear Weapons cases began in
July.
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21, Negotiations are continuing with the General Electric
Company for a prime contract for the operation of the Pinellas
Peninsula Plant near Clearwater, Florida, to be administered after
December by an area office of the Albuquerque Operations Office,
Sriginally Sandia Corporation was to have procured the external
Anitiators by subcontract frem the General Electric Company.
KRowever, technical problems associated with research and development of the external initiators, together with AEC ownership of
tne plant changed the concept from one of procurement to one of
managing’ and operating a plant engaged in a flexible program
ancluding the production of items under development.
Sandia
Corporation has requested to be relieved of all administrative
functions associated With the plant in order to concentrate on
providing technical assistance to the contractor.
ee. AS @ result of a study made by the Albuquerque Cperations
Office, 1t was determined that the preduction of thermonuclear
weapons cases at the Buffalo, New York, plant of ACF Industries,
Ine., could be absorbed elsewhere within-existing facilities.
The Buffalo plant was phased in 1954 because of the magnitude of
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