Moncton assembled a management team, established a technical baseline for the project and guided the six-laboratory partnership to put the SNS project on track to open on time and on budget. In December 2000, workers began foundation work for the project's facilities. Moncton will retain his current position until a search committee can identify a successor. Depending on weather, the Land Management and Habitat Restoration Committee may also call for burns in additional areas. Employees should obey warning barriers and avoid these areas during prescribed burning.
Prescribed burns help control weedy plants and encourage the growth of the desirable plants.
In some of the areas, the Land Management and Habitat Restoration Committee or PFS Grounds may add seed or plants of additional desirable plant species. After the burns, there will be a blackened area with some heavy tree material that will not burn. In a few weeks, the area will green up and start to rejuvenate itself. An Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to noon at Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria. The hunt will be held outdoors if the weather permits, so egg hunters should dress accordingly.