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U.S. authorities accused the Iraqi government Thursday of masterminding an elaborate plot to smuggle electronic devices from California to Baghdad for eventual use in detonating nuclear weapons. Unsealing an indictment by a federal grand jury in San Diego against five alleged agents of the government in Baghdad, officials said they hope to extradite for prosecution in the United States the plot's alleged ringleader, Ali Ashour Daghir, and possibly other participants.

A Raytheon Co. joint venture won military work worth as much as $1.7 billion to support Air Force and Navy training ranges in California, Nevada and Utah. Raytheon's Technical Services Co. of Reston, Va., and teammate EG&G Technical Services of Gaithersburg, Md., won an initial $96.7-million, one-year, cost-plus contract with the potential for $1.7 billion through 2016.

Fluor Ends Talks to Acquire Cleanup Project: In a setback to its efforts to expand its nuclear decontamination business, Fluor Daniel Inc. said it will not take over the remaining 15 months of a federal contract to manage the defunct Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant near Denver. The major operating unit of Fluor Corp. in Irvine could not reach a final agreement with EG&G Inc. in Wellesley, Mass., to take over its EG&G Rocky Flats Inc.

EG&G Astrophysics in Long Beach won a $20-million contract to design and construct two X-ray facilities that can spot smuggled goods in aircraft containers. The division of Wellesley, Mass.-based EG&G will install two systems at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, one of Europe's busiest airports. The X-ray system can see drugs, arms and other undeclared items in cargo containers up to 26 feet long, 10 feet wide and 11.5 feet high.

Seeking to expand in the fast-growing nuclear decontamination business, Fluor Daniel Inc. said Friday it has signed an agreement to take over the remaining 15 months of a federal contract to manage the defunct Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant near Denver. Fluor Daniel, a subsidiary of Irvine-based Fluor Corp., the giant construction and engineering company, said its letter of intent is to acquire the contract from EG&G Inc., a Wellesley, Mass.

The National Science Foundation awarded a six-year, $250-million contract Monday for support services in Antarctica to a joint venture between an Orange-based firm and a Massachusetts company. Under the contract, Antarctic Support Associates will operate and maintain scientific stations, do construction, manage research ships and provide other assistance to the U.S. Antarctic Program. Antarctic Support Associates is a joint venture between Holmes & Narver Services Inc.

Energy Secretary James D. Watkins said Friday that plutonium operations will be halted indefinitely at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant until all safety concerns are met. Watkins also announced a major management shake-up at the plant, and said the new management structure will make the plant more responsive to safety concerns.

A Raytheon Co. joint venture won military work worth as much as $1.7 billion to support Air Force and Navy training ranges in California, Nevada and Utah. Raytheon's Technical Services Co. of Reston, Va., and teammate EG&G Technical Services of Gaithersburg, Md., won an initial $96.7-million, one-year, cost-plus contract with the potential for $1.7 billion through 2016.

U.S. and British agents in London seized 40 Iraq-bound nuclear bomb triggers that had been smuggled out of Southern California, officials said Wednesday. Six people, including two Iraqi nationals, were arrested. The raid on a cargo hangar at Heathrow Airport climaxed an extraordinary international sting operation that began in San Diego 18 months ago, authorities said. "It was a sting all the way," said one State Department source.

InVision Technologies Inc. said it will team up with EG&G Inc.'s Astrophysics Research Corp. unit to integrate their two bomb-detection systems. Wellesley, Mass.-based EG&G will invest $2 million in InVision in return for 91,885 InVision common shares, and the two companies will enter into a joint sales and marketing agreement. Foster City, Calif.-based InVision makes a device called a CTX 5000 that uses computer tomography to peer inside luggage. EG&G makes an X-ray system called Z-Scan.

InVision Technologies Inc. said it will team up with EG&G Inc.'s Astrophysics Research Corp. unit to integrate their two bomb-detection systems. Wellesley, Mass.-based EG&G will invest $2 million in InVision in return for 91,885 InVision common shares, and the two companies will enter into a joint sales and marketing agreement. Foster City, Calif.-based InVision makes a device called a CTX 5000 that uses computer tomography to peer inside luggage. EG&G makes an X-ray system called Z-Scan.

Fluor Ends Talks to Acquire Cleanup Project: In a setback to its efforts to expand its nuclear decontamination business, Fluor Daniel Inc. said it will not take over the remaining 15 months of a federal contract to manage the defunct Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant near Denver. The major operating unit of Fluor Corp. in Irvine could not reach a final agreement with EG&G Inc. in Wellesley, Mass., to take over its EG&G Rocky Flats Inc.

Seeking to expand in the fast-growing nuclear decontamination business, Fluor Daniel Inc. said Friday it has signed an agreement to take over the remaining 15 months of a federal contract to manage the defunct Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant near Denver. Fluor Daniel, a subsidiary of Irvine-based Fluor Corp., the giant construction and engineering company, said its letter of intent is to acquire the contract from EG&G Inc., a Wellesley, Mass.

U.S. authorities accused the Iraqi government Thursday of masterminding an elaborate plot to smuggle electronic devices from California to Baghdad for eventual use in detonating nuclear weapons. Unsealing an indictment by a federal grand jury in San Diego against five alleged agents of the government in Baghdad, officials said they hope to extradite for prosecution in the United States the plot's alleged ringleader, Ali Ashour Daghir, and possibly other participants.

U.S. and British agents in London seized 40 Iraq-bound nuclear bomb triggers that had been smuggled out of Southern California, officials said Wednesday. Six people, including two Iraqi nationals, were arrested. The raid on a cargo hangar at Heathrow Airport climaxed an extraordinary international sting operation that began in San Diego 18 months ago, authorities said. "It was a sting all the way," said one State Department source.

Energy Secretary James D. Watkins said Friday that plutonium operations will be halted indefinitely at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant until all safety concerns are met. Watkins also announced a major management shake-up at the plant, and said the new management structure will make the plant more responsive to safety concerns.

When Robert L. Murphy steps off the plane at McMurdo Station a year from now, he will be re-establishing an Orange County engineering firm's Antarctic roots after a 10-year absence from the world's southernmost continent. The longtime project manager for Holmes & Narver Inc. of Orange ran the company's Antarctic operations during its last stint there.

EG&G Astrophysics in Long Beach won a $20-million contract to design and construct two X-ray facilities that can spot smuggled goods in aircraft containers. The division of Wellesley, Mass.-based EG&G will install two systems at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, one of Europe's busiest airports. The X-ray system can see drugs, arms and other undeclared items in cargo containers up to 26 feet long, 10 feet wide and 11.5 feet high.

When Robert L. Murphy steps off the plane at McMurdo Station a year from now, he will be re-establishing an Orange County engineering firm's Antarctic roots after a 10-year absence from the world's southernmost continent. The longtime project manager for Holmes & Narver Inc. of Orange ran the company's Antarctic operations during its last stint there.

The National Science Foundation awarded a six-year, $250-million contract Monday for support services in Antarctica to a joint venture between an Orange-based firm and a Massachusetts company. Under the contract, Antarctic Support Associates will operate and maintain scientific stations, do construction, manage research ships and provide other assistance to the U.S. Antarctic Program. Antarctic Support Associates is a joint venture between Holmes & Narver Services Inc.