PANTEX PLANT
Pantex is composed of several functional areas, commonly referred to as numbered zones. These zones include a weapons assembly/disassembly area (Zone 12), a weapons staging area (Zone 4), an area for experimental explosive development (Zone 11), a drinking water treatment plant (Zone 15), a sanitary waste water treatment facility (Zone 13), and vehicle maintenance and administrative areas (Zone 16). Other functional areas include an explosive test-firing facility, a burning ground for explosive materials, and an area of landfills north of Zone 10; Zone 10 is currently used only for storage.
- Zone 3
- Zone 4 - Weapons staging
- Zone 5
- Zone 7
- Zone 8
- Zone 9
- Zone 10 - Storage/Landfills
- Zone 11 - Experimental explosive development
- Zone 12 - Weapons assembly/disassembly
- Zone 13 - Sanitary waste water treatment
- Zone 15 - Drinking water treatment plant
- Zone 16 - Vehicle Maintenance and Administrative
- Firing Sites
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