UT System will submit bid to operate Los Alamos National Laboratory

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Monday, the University of Texas System Board of Regents authorized submission of a formal bid for a contract to run the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
LANL is one of the Department of Energy’s national labs which is known for its work in the areas of nuclear weapons, security, environmental management and energy.
The vote to submit a bid was not unanimous.
This is the first time since 2005 that LANL has been open for parties to apply to manage the lab,