Prohibited and Controlled Items
Prohibited Items
The following items are NEVER allowed ANYWHERE on-site at Pantex, unless prior authorization has been received from the Safeguards & Security Division.
- Alcohol
- Ammunition
- Arrows
- Blackjacks
- Chemical dispensing devices for pepper spray, mace, etc.
- Controlled Substances
- Compound bows
- Crossbows
- Drug paraphernalia
- Drugs (prescriptions are allowed as long as they are prescribed for the employee who is using them – Medical must be notified of medication use)
- Explosives
- Explosive devices
- Fertilizer (Bulk)
- Firearms
- Items that could be used to manufacture explosives
- Incendiary devices
- Knives with blade length exceeding
5-1/2 inches - Knuckles
- Nightsticks
- Nun chucks
- Stun guns
- Swords
- Technical Surveillance Equipment (i.e. any equipment specifically designed to clandestinely collect information)
- Zip guns
Controlled Items
The following items are allowed on-site at Pantex but MUST remain in personal vehicles in the Property Protection Area.
- Cameras – At no time are pictures to be taken anytime on plant site with any type of personal equipment
- Computers not owned by Pantex (Exception: given on a case-by-case basis by the ISSM or his designate)
- Laptops/notebooks
- Smartphones/PDAs (i.e. iPhones)
- Media players (i.e. iPods)
- Tablets, pads and slates (i.e. iPads)
- Game devices (i.e. PSPs)
- Any other device with a processor and storage
- Computers Components
- Cellular wireless cards
- Wireless cards (Exception: wireless cards used for pool laptops in transit between
16-19 and your car) - Bluetooth cards, devices or adapters
- Any other computer component or peripheral
- Global Positioning System – (e.g. portable transmit/receive)
- Golf clubs
- On-Star
- Personal software
- Radio frequency devices (Exception: key fobs are allowed except in Nuclear Explosive Areas)
- Recording devices (optical, video, audio or data)
- Telephones (all types including cellular and satellite)
- Exception: Government-owned cellular telephones
- XM or Sirius radio receivers with recording capabilities
- Any privately owned device, electronic or optical, capable of recording, processing, storing or transferring audio, computer data, video or photos