The Pantex plant, located 17 miles northeast of Amarillo, Texas, in Carson County, Texas, is charged with maintaining the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. The facility is managed and operated for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration by BWXT Pantex, a limited liability enterprise of BWX Technologies and Honeywell. Amarillo is a city located in Texas, USA and is part of the West Texas region. ... Carson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...
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http://www.bwxt.com/operations/pantex.html
http://www.pantex.com/
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Pantex Plant is currently conducting perched aquifer remediation activities using pump, treat, and recharge technology to reduce contaminant concentrations to acceptable levels.
Pantex Plant's current operations include thermal treatment of explosives and explosive contaminated materials at the Burning Grounds, which may release fluoride particulates to the atmosphere that can be taken up through microscopic openings in the leaves of vegetation.
Pantex reported the maximum dose as a result of the release was toward the east-southeast direction.
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