Fluor Names New Head Of Federal Nuclear Site

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Engineering firm Fluor Corp. said Tuesday that Garry W. Flowers is replacing Charles E. Munns as head of a Fluor-led team that contracts with the U.S. Department of Energy to run its nuclear materials storage and processing site near Aiken, S.C.

Munns, president and CEO of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC, is retiring, the company said.

The 310-square-mile site employs 6,200 workers.

The appointment of Flowers, most recently group executive for Fluor's Construction Services, Health, Safety & Environmental and Corporate Security, is effective immediately, Fluor said.

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