Sandia Laboratory, Albuquerque, N. M., under a contract
administered by ALOO, develops, designs,
and engineers for
pre@uction the portions of atomic weapons (nonnuclzear portions)
which are primarily related to the sdapting of the nuclear
assemblies for cperational utilization by the Armed Forces,
Production Operations
ee. Contracts for the production of nonnuclear weapons
components are administered by ALOO.
The following is a list
of prime production contractors and the nonnuclear components
they produce:
Operation
Contractor
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Kenses City,
Mo.
Produces ballistic
cases,
electrical and electronic
components, aluminum and-plastic
spheres, bomb handling and testing
equipment, and special smali
items of a hardware nature.
ACF Industries, Inc.
Albuquerque, N.Mex.
Produces thermonuclear weapon
Iowa Ordnance Plant */
Produces implosion spheres and
assembles implosion-type weapons.
as well as sealed-pit weapons.
Pantex Ordnance Plant */
Produces implosion spheres and
assembles implosion-type weapons
as well as sealed-pit weapons.
Picatinny Arsenal
Produces detonators.
Mound Laboratory
Monsanto Chemical Company
Miamisburg, Ohio
Produces detonators,
cases and other nonnuclear
components.
Army Ordnance Corps
Mason Hanger-Silas Mason Co.
Inc.
Burlington, Iowa
Army Ordnance Corps
Mason Hanger-Silas Mason Co.
inc,
Amarillo, Texas
Army Ordnance Corps
Dover, New Jersey
a
*/ The Commission has arranged with the Armed Services for the
production of high explosives.
Tne plants are operated by
privates companies under contract to the Department of Defense.
AEC renresentatives have technical liaison with tne contractor<
and control of the product.
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