Transfer of Missouri National Nuclear Security Association property nears completion

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently announced the completion of two important steps toward the transfer of excess federal property at the Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City, Missouri.

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens formally granted approval for the federal government to the property and NNSA finalized its Environmental Services Cooperative Agreement with Bannister Transformation and Redevelopment LLC (BT&D).

NNSA plans to transfer the property deed to BT&D, a private developer, in mid-November.

“NNSA is proud to honor our commitment to the Missouri Congressional delegation, the state of Missouri and the local community. We fully support redeveloping the former Kansas City Plant,” NNSA Administrator Frank Klotz said. “The decision to transfer the property to a private developer will save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars compared to the cost if the government were to complete this decommissioning on its own.”

The demolition and remediation phase is expected to take up to six years. BT&D will demolish obsolete facilities and environmentally restore the property in association with CenterPoint, which will also serve as project manager for the demolition and remediation phase.

The approximately 300-acre Bannister Federal Complex was the location of DOE and the General Services Administration (GSA) offices, which relocated in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

“We are excited to have the Governor’s and Mayor’s support and to start the real work of redeveloping Bannister,” BT&D representative Kevin Breslin said. “Our team has spent the past three years studying the property and planning this effort. We are primed and ready to start work on the project when we take title to the property by November 15th. We look forward to our continued partnership with NNSA as well as federal and state regulators to ensure we complete the environmentally responsible redevelopment of this property.”