The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has given its approval to Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) to move forward with plans for construction of a new administrative and support facility for the Pantex Plant in Texas, CNS announced last week.
The new 343,000-square-foot Pantex Administrative Support complex will provide office space for roughly 1,100 employees of the nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility, or one-third of the workforce, CNS said in a press release. The new facility is intended to relocate employees from aging work space at the plant, the statement said.
CNS is finalizing project details with LawlerWood, LLC, the company that will develop the facility. Construction is expected to begin this August.
“This milestone underscores our commitment to address the Pantex Plant’s aging infrastructure challenges, and to invest in the site to position it for the future,” CNS Deputy Enterprise Manager Michelle Reichert said in the statement.