Pantex Plant, located 17 miles northeast of Amarillo, Texas, in Carson County, is charged with maintaining the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. The facility is managed and operated by B&W Pantex for the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration.
Work performed at Pantex supports three core missions –
Stockpile Stewardship, Nonproliferation, and Safeguards and
Security.
The Plant's Programmatic work falls within these missions.
Stockpile Stewardship
• Evaluate, retrofit, and repair weapons in support of
both life extension programs and certification of weapon
safety and reliability;
• Develop, test, and fabricate high explosive components;
Nonproliferation
• Dismantle weapons that are surplus to the strategic
stockpile;
• Provide interim storage and surveillance of plutonium pits;
• Sanitize components from dismantled weapons;
Safeguards and Security
• Protect the Plant personnel, facilities, materials, and
information.
All work at Pantex is carried out under these overarching
priorities: the security of weapons and information, the
safety and health of workers and the public, and the
protection of the environment..
