Pantex
Pantex (Amarillo, TX) - The Pantex Ordnance Plant was authorized on February 24, 1942, with construction being completed on November 15, 1942. The mission of the Plant was to load and pack conventional artillery shells and bombs in support of the World War II effort. When the war ended in 1945, the site's operations ceased and the land was sold to Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) in Lubbock. In 1951, the Pantex site was chosen by the Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC) for expansion of their nuclear weapons assembly facilities. Mason & Hanger - Silas Mason Co., Inc. took over as the Management and Operations contractor of the Pantex Ordnance Plant on October 1, 1956. The site's name was officially changed to "Pantex Plant" on October 4, 1963. In 2000, BWXT Pantex was formed by BWX Technologies, In., Honeywell International, Inc. and Bechtel National, Inc., specifically to operate the Pantex Plant. In November of 2007, BWXT Pantex, LLC, changed its name to Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Pantex, LLC, to reflect the operations consolidation of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) and B&W Pantex’s parent company, BWX Technologies, Inc.
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Pantex
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Location |
Amarillo
, TX
United States
35° 18' 32.8788" N, 101° 33' 38.4084" W
See map: Google Maps
Texas US
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Primary Function |
To maintain the safety and security of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile.
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Ongoing Operations |
Much of Pantex’s future workload includes life extension programs designed to increase the longevity of weapons in the stockpile.
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Active
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Resident Inspector Weekly Reports
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Date Title Document June 3, 2024Pantex Recommendation 2019-1 Status Update, 2024 PDF April 9, 2024Pantex 12-44 False Ceiling Replacement PDF February 12, 2024Pantex Fire Protection Program PDF -
Date Title Document February 24, 2023Pantex Welding PDF -
Date Title Document July 20, 2022Pantex Safety Posture PDF May 10, 2022Pantex External Dosimetry PDF January 6, 2022Pantex Pit Inventory PDF -
Date Title Document November 10, 2021Pantex 12-96 HPFL Lead-In Issues Closure PDF June 9, 2021Pantex Employee Concerns PDF -
Date Title Document August 6, 2020Structural QA of High Pressure Fire Loop Lead-in Repairs at Pantex Plant Cells PDF -
Date Title Document October 11, 2019Pantex Nuclear Explosive Safety Evaluation Access PDF October 11, 20192019-100-047 Pantex Nuclear Explosive Safety Evaluation Access Response PDF April 16, 2019DOE letter Accepting Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant PDF -
Date Title Document September 15, 2016DOE Letter Transmitting Deliverables for the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2015-1 PDF September 2, 2016Recommendation 2015-1 Implementation Plan Response PDF June 16, 2016DOE Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2015-1 PDF May 3, 2016DOE Letter on 45-day Extension to Complete Recommendation 2015-1 IP PDF January 13, 2016DOE letter accepting Recommendation 2015-1, Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Pantex Plant PDF -
Date Title Document December 11, 2015Disposition of DOE Comments on Draft Recommendation PDF November 24, 2015Recommendation 2015-1, Emergency Preparedness and Response at Pantex PDF -
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Date Title Document June 12, 2013DOE Provides Additional Information to Questions Regarding Emergency Management at Pantex PDF May 30, 2013DOE Response to Board Reporting Requirement Issued February 25, 2013, Regarding the Fire Protection Program at Pantex PDF May 24, 2013Emailed Letter for the Record PDF March 14, 2013Written Statement of Mr. Daniel Ogg PDF March 14, 2013Written Statement of Mr. Glenn Podonsky PDF March 14, 2013Written Statement of Acting Administrator Neile Miller PDF March 7, 2013Letter from the President of Amarillo College PDF -
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Date Title Document January 20, 1995Board Forwards Comments about the Qualification Evaluation Process for Recommendation 92-6 PDF -
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Date Title Document September 23, 1993Board Letter on the Training and Qualification Programs at the Pantex Plant PDF July 6, 1993Board Forwards Report on Training and Qualification of Personnel at the Pantex Plant PDF
Related Letters
Related Past Public Hearings & Meetings
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December 12, 2019
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Public Meeting - December 12, 2019 |
March 14, 2013
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Safety Culture, Emergency Preparedness, and Nuclear Explosive Operations at Pantex |