PANTEX PLANT (USDOE)
PANTEX VILLAGE, TX
Superfund Site Profile
Site Contacts
Community Involvement Coordinator
Ed Mekeel
(214) 665-2252
Remedial Project Manager
STEPHEN TZHONE
(214) 665-8409
Site Location
Street Address:2000 S HOUSTON
PANTEX VILLAGE, TX 79111
Background
The Pantex Plant site is located 17 miles northeast of Amarillo, in Carson County, Texas. It is an active federal facility owned by the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (USDOE/NNSA) and managed and operated by Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Pantex, LLC (B&W Pantex). The facility covers about 16,000 acres; 10,000 of these acres are owned by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and 6,000 acres are leased from Texas Tech University (TTU). The acreage leased from TTU serves as a buffer zone for site safety and security. Plant operations contaminated soil and groundwater with hazardous chemicals. Following ...
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