Sites with radioactive material at higher risk due to increasing wildfires and floods

Texas Wildfires and the Pantex Plant

As Texas wildfires approached the nation’s primary nuclear weapons facility, workers at the Pantex Plant took swift action to protect the complex.

Urgent Measures Taken

With the fires advancing rapidly, Pantex Plant officials mobilized local contractors to assist in creating fire breaks and clearing flammable materials from the vicinity of buildings and storage areas.

Protecting Nuclear Weapons and Plutonium Pits

The sprawling complex, where nuclear weapons are both assembled and disassembled, houses dangerous plutonium pits. These hollow spheres are crucial components that trigger nuclear warheads and bombs. The urgency of the situation prompted immediate action to safeguard these sensitive materials.