May 29, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@xxxxxxxx Sally Harrington Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio 216-433-2037 sally.v.harrington@xxxxxxxx CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-030 NASA AWARDS REACTOR DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSION CONTRACT CLEVELAND -- NASA has awarded a contract to Clauss Construction of Lakeside, Calif., to complete the decontamination and preparation for a final status survey of NASA's Plum Brook Reactor Facility located in Sandusky, Ohio. The facility is managed by NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The contractor will perform decontamination and radiation protection activities. This will include the safe packaging, shipment and disposal of all on-site low-level radioactive waste and contaminated soil existing at the time of contract award and generated during the contract performance period. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at more than $33.5 million. The period of performance is 30 months from the contract's start. For more information about NASA and its programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov For more information about NASA Glenn Research Center, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/glenn -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx