Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 24 No. 41
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October 23, 2020

Kansas City Site Vendor Delivered Parts With Wrong Alloy to Pantex Because of Unclear Product Drawings

By Dan Leone

A vendor to the Kansas City National Security Campus made thousands of nuclear weapons parts with the incorrect alloy because “product drawings were not clear,” forcing the Pantex Plant to pause servicing on multiple nuclear weapons in mid-September while the…

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