Plant Expertise Program for the Recruitment and Retention of Expertise for the Nuclear Weapons Complex Production Plants
Amarillo, TX: Higher Education Consortium of the Texas A&M University System, The Texas Tech University System, and The University of Texas System, 2001. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Three Ring Binder. Transmittal letter to Mr. Edwin Wilmot, with four attachments, signed by Bill Harris inside front cover pocket of binder. The attachments are: ANRC Plant Expertise Program Progress to Date; ANRC Plant Expertise Program Next Steps; Executive Summary of An Education Consortium to Support the Recruitment and Retention of Expertise for the Nuclear Weapons Complex Production Plants, and another copy of this Executive Summary with the Executive Summary title. This tabbed binder has at tab 1 the Final Report and Implementation Plan ([1], 17 pages, dated 2000), tab 2 Pantex Education and Training Needs, [[1], 7 pages] (Appendix A); tab 3 Kansas City Education and Training Needs,[[1], 9 pages] (Appendix B), Pantex Education and training Resources, [[1], 10 pages] (Appendix C), and Kansas City Education and Training Resources, [[1], 8 pages] (Appendix C). The business cards of Mr. Harris and Dr. Davis are attached inside the front cover of the binder. The primary mission of the Pantex Plant is the assembly, disassembly, testing, and evaluation of nuclear weapons in support of the NNSA stockpile stewardship program. Pantex also performs research and development in conventional high explosives and serves as an interim storage site for plutonium pits removed from dismantled weapons. The mission of the Kansas City National Security Campus is to produce non-nuclear mechanical, electronic, and engineered material components for U. S. national defense systems. The plant also provides technical services such as metallurgical/mechanical analysis, analytical chemistry, environmental testing, nondestructive testing, computer-based training, simulations and analysis, and technical certification. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Nuclear Weapons, Production Plants, Education, Training, Chiles Commission, Workforce Planning, Recruitment, Retention
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Price: $100.00