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DNFSB Flags Safety Glitch At Pantex

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Monday, February 1st, 2010

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By George Lobsenz Failure of Sandia National Laboratories personnel to promptly relay information to the operator of the Energy Department's Pantex plant about an "emergent issue" related to modification of the W-76 warhead led to Pantex workers conducting operations without full knowledge of potential hazards, according to a safety oversight board. The incident was disclosed by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), which oversees safety at DoE nuclear sites, in a Jan. 25 letter to Thomas D'Agostino, head of…

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