Pantex announced Wednesday, April 22, that construction recently began on a new building that will provide around 14,000-square-feet of modern office space for its workforce. The facility is one of many construction projects underway at the site.
The Flexible Support Facility II will incorporate new technologies and allow for efficient travel to and from job sites, and it is designed to house teams that often collaborate on complex projects, according to a news release.
“This new office building will allow us to bring these vital teams together under one roof where they can collaborate using the most up-to-date technologies possible and can efficiently travel to areas of the plant where their expertise is needed,” PanTeXas Deterrence President and General Manager Kelly Beierschmitt said.
“We are very excited by this period of growth at Pantex. This is just one of several construction projects at the site. Each project is designed to better meet the current and future needs of our mission — to safely and securely maintain the nation’s nuclear deterrence,” Beierschmitt said.
Pantex said it will soon open the High Explosives Science and Engineering Facility and break ground on the High Explosive Synthesis, Formulation, and Production Facility.
The Flexible Support Facility II has a projected completion date of mid-2028.
“Some of these new facilities bring together specific tasks that were spread across multiple buildings. Other facilities, like this one, bring together people who will work better and provide a better product by being co-located,” he added.
For more information on Pantex, visit www.pantex.energy.gov or follow them on their social media channels.
Pantex Plant, located near Amarillo, has for decades been the nation’s primary assembly, disassembly, and life-extension center for nuclear weapons and serves as the National Nuclear Security Administration’s High Explosives Center of Excellence for Manufacturing.
“This facility is one example of how we are modernizing Pantex, in this case by using the same ENERGY STAR design used at the Nevada National Security Site,” said Pantex Field Office Manager Jason Armstrong. “Sharing standard, scalable building designs across Nuclear Security Enterprise sites means we can ultimately reduce design costs and accelerate construction of office buildings like this and other non-nuclear facilities.”
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Pantex begins construction on new office building
Reporting by Kristina Wood, Amarillo Globe-News / Amarillo Globe-News
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