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Friday, September 21, 2012  A plant that turned out conventional bombs that helped end a war continues to maintain safety and security 70 years later.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  The very last B53 nuclear bomb was dismantled Tuesday at the Pantex plant in Amarillo. The 1960's era weapon has officially been removed from the United States arsenal.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  Bullets were flying and security teams were on high alert today at Pantex...but not because of anything threatening.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  Pantex is being honored by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) for exceptional utilization of small businesses in subtracting efforts.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  Environmental experts at B&W Pantex were honored this month for their work to reduce pollution.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010  The appeal of a man who defrauded Pantex has been denied. In September of last year, Roy David Williams was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution.

Friday, October 22, 2010  A former contractor at the Pantex nuclear weapons facility near Amarillo must begin serving 30 months in prison after losing his appeal on 29 fraud-related counts.

Friday, July 23, 2010  Pantex presented a major donation to the High Plains Food Bank Friday, and it couldn't have come at a better time.

Thursday, June 03, 2010  Federal officials say they don't yet have a timeframe for releasing the details on the single management contract for the Pantex nuclear plant near Amarillo and a Tennessee facility.

Friday, January 15, 2010  Two Pantex employees seen hunting near the plant Friday morning caused the nuclear weapons facility to be placed on lockdown.

Friday, January 15, 2010  A spokesman for the National Nuclear Security Administration says Pantex is responding to  concern reported by an employee.

Wednesday, January 06, 2010  Texas Tech was also a beneficiary of the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation today, receiving some seed money for a wind project of its own.

Thursday, May 14, 2009  We spoke with officials at Pantex to get a response to an Energy Department audit that said the plant could reach full capacity in 2014.

Thursday, April 09, 2009  Watchdog groups want the U.S. to reduce its nuclear weapons complex to just three sites as a step toward the nuclear arms-free world that President Barack Obama envisioned in a speech days ago in Prague.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009  B&W Pantex received three Pollution Prevention Awards from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Pollution Prevention Awards Program.