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Pantex Plant
Located near Amarillo, Texas, the Pantex Plant has undergone many changes since it was built in the 1940s. In 1942, the plant was constructed by the Army to prepare artillery shells and bombs for World War II efforts. It stopped operating in the mid-1940s after the war ended and was sold to what is now Texas Tech University. Since then, the plant has been used to refurbish nuclear weapons and explosives, and is currently used to maintain the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile and dismantle weapons retired by the military. Fact sheetsNuclear workers from the Pantex Plant have been included in a few NIOSH studies. Below are fact sheets that summarize some of the study findings for workers. Mortality update for the Pantex Weapons Facility (2005) Publications from NIOSH studies done at PantexMortality update for the Pantex Weapons Facility. (2005) Final Report; 31 pgs. The
health effects of downsizing in the nuclear industry: Pantex.
(2000) Final Report. Study of mortality among female nuclear weapons workers. (2000) Medical screening programs available to workers Building Trades National Medical
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Page last updated:
March 31, 2011
Page last reviewed: March 31, 2011 Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies |
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