Review of the Explosives Safety Program Implementation at the Pantex Plant
Office of Enterprise Assessments
November 16, 2015
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November 2015
Review of the Explosives Safety Program Implementation at the Pantex Plant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA), Office of Environment, Safety and Health Assessments, conducted an independent review of explosives safety program implementation at the Pantex Plant. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Production Office (NPO) provides Federal oversight of the prime management and operating contractor, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS). The primary mission of the Pantex Plant is the assembly, disassembly, in-process testing, and evaluation of nuclear explosives in support of the NNSA stockpile stewardship program. Pantex also conducts synthesis, manufacturing, and machining of insensitive and conventional high explosives for use in nuclear explosives; conducts research and development in conventional high explosives; and serves as an interim storage site for discontinued legacy materials. EA conducted its onsite review on April 6-9 and April 20-23, 2015.