Under a customer-funded contract, Pantex Plant performs work for private industry.
Some restrictions apply.
Intellectual property rights generally are offered to the sponsor. Certain research facilities may be accessed by private companies and universities. Facilities are available on a nonproprietary basis, where no fee is charged for projects that meet a set of criteria, or on a proprietary basis, where the user is billed. Private companies may exchange staff with Pantex for mutually beneficial growth in specific areas. Industry exchanges are paid by some combination of funds from industry and Pantex.