Gibraltar Nnsa Authorizes Tender

The Department of Energys National Nuclear Security Administration DOENNSA has authorized full-scale operations at the Pantex Plants High Explosives Pressing Facility HEPF in Amarillo Texas following extensive readiness reviews.The Pantex Plant is the Nations primary facility for the final assembly dismantlement and maintenance of nuclear weapons. Replacement of high explosives in weapons is an important part of NNSAs mission to maintain and extend the life of the U.S. nuclear stockpile.NNSA is modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise to face 21st century threats said Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty DOE Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and NNSA Administrator. Our dedicated stewards of the nuclear deterrent at the Pantex Plant deserve this modern safe infrastructure to accomplish our teams national security missions. HEPF replaces existing machining and pressing facilities that are over 50 years old and consolidates operations to reduce the movement of high explosives within the plant increasing employee safety and minimizing impact to other plant operations. NNSA broke ground on the 45000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility in 2011. Managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers using a firm fixed price contract construction was completed in 2017.