AMARILLO - A safety agency has recommended Pantex Plant improve operating and training procedures after Energy Department inspectors cited concerns about explosives safety at the nuclear weapons ...

At Pantex, workers periodically inventory plutonium storage containers in Zone 4, a heavily guarded bunker complex where tons of plutonium pits, the cores of nuclear weapons, are stored.

Operations at the Pantex nuclear weapons plant have been paused until further notice Tuesday evening as nuclear security officials monitor wildfires near the facility northeast of Amarillo. 8:20pm ...

A major fire has consumed more than 90,000 acres and is burning out of control northwest of Amarillo, Texas. The fire is also a short distance from the Department of Energy’s infamous Pantex Plant.

Federal mediators have pressed pause on labor negotiations between Pantex and the Metal Trades Council as a strike continues. The break will give representatives from the MTC and Pantex contractor … ...

A general view shows the Pantex Plant, Friday, March 1, 2024, in Panhandle, Texas. The plant was briefly shut down during the early part of the Smokehouse Creek Fire on Tuesday, Feb. 27.

AMARILLO, Texas — Workers at Pantex have completed the first of the latest version of nuclear gravity bombs, the B61-13, 11 months ahead of schedule. Government. advertisement.

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Pantex announced the completion of the last production unit modification of B61-12. According to Pantex the B61 nuclear weapon has been in service since 1968 and ...

The Pantex Plant is working on modernization changes to its facilities as a part of its mission to adapt and deliver a modern, agile, and responsive asset for the nation. On Tuesday, the plant ...

Bob Roth, president of the Amarillo Railroad Museum, said Pantex planned to rip up some railroad tracks and museum officials inquired about several cars that stood idle on the southwest corner of ...