National Security Campus/Kansas City Plant (KCP)

The Kansas City Plant became a reality in February 1949 when the Bendix Corporation quietly announced it had been selected by the Atomic Energy Commission to perform “certain operations, the exact details of which are classified.” The employees guarded the nature of the mission so well that, for many years, the community assumed the plant made washing machines.

The first employees were hired in March and were faced with the task of getting the plant ready for its new role. First on the checklist was the removal of tons of sugar and tires being stored at the facility by a former tenant. By April 19, three machines had been wired and were ready for operation.

Three short days later, on April 21, the KCP’s first part – an ordinary machined bushing – was produced. That simple part was the forerunner to the highly sophisticated and complicated components built in the years that followed.

In January 2014, the KCP relocated from the Bannister Federal Complex to the National Security Campus. The 1.5 million square foot campus consists of manufacturing, office, and laboratory space.

DOE/NNSA Planning and Budget Information

• KCP FY2019 Congressional Budget Request Lab Table
  
  
• Performance Evaluation Plans (PEP) & the Performance Evaluation Reports (PER) that define & assess the performance of the contractor that operates & manages the KCP.