CargoAdmin, Bureaucrats, Moderators (CommentStreams), fileuploaders, Interface administrators, newuser, Push subscription managers, Suppressors, Administrators
14,662
edits
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Difference between revisions
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (view source)
Revision as of 00:11, 15 January 2025
, 15 Januaryno edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Federal research center in Livermore, California, US}} | {{Short description|Federal research center in Livermore, California, US}} | ||
{{ | {{Organization | ||
|OrganizationName= Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | |||
|OrganizationType= Research and Development Agencies (Sub-organization) | |||
|Mission= LLNL focuses on national security, applying science and technology to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent, addressing energy challenges, and advancing bioscience, while tackling global security issues. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive= Director | |||
|Employees= 7000 | |||
|Budget= | |||
|Website= https://www.llnl.gov | |||
|Services= Nuclear Weapons Stewardship; Energy Research; High Performance Computing; Bioscience; National Security | |||
|ParentOrganization= National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), U.S. Department of Energy | |||
|CreationLegislation= | |||
|Regulations= | |||
|HeadquartersLocation= 37.682423, -121.705051 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress= 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550 | |||
}} | |||
'''Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory''' ('''LLNL''') is a [[Federally funded research and development centers|federally funded research and development center]] in [[California]], [[United States]]. Originally established in 1952, the laboratory now is sponsored by the [[United States Department of Energy]] and administered privately by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Master Government List of Federally Funded R&D Centers {{!}} NCSES {{!}} NSF |url=https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ffrdclist/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=nsf.gov}}</ref> | |||
The lab was originally established as the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Livermore Branch in 1952 in response to the detonation of the [[Soviet Union]]'s first atomic bomb during the [[Cold War]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The 1950s |url=https://www.llnl.gov/archives/1950s#event-the-founding-of-the-laboratory-at-livermore |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |language=en}}</ref> It later became autonomous in 1971 and was designated a national laboratory in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.aip.org/phn/21612012.html|title=Lawrence Livermore Laboratory|website=Physics History Network |publisher=[[American Institute of Physics]] |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> | The lab was originally established as the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Livermore Branch in 1952 in response to the detonation of the [[Soviet Union]]'s first atomic bomb during the [[Cold War]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The 1950s |url=https://www.llnl.gov/archives/1950s#event-the-founding-of-the-laboratory-at-livermore |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |language=en}}</ref> It later became autonomous in 1971 and was designated a national laboratory in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.aip.org/phn/21612012.html|title=Lawrence Livermore Laboratory|website=Physics History Network |publisher=[[American Institute of Physics]] |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref> | ||