Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA) –LLNL is located 45 miles southeast of San Francisco, California, is a nuclear weapon research and development laboratory. It provides technical expertise to support stockpile stewardship and management, including consulting on the surveillance and dismantlement of nuclear weapons. Most defense nuclear activities are conducted in the Superblock complex, which includes the Plutonium Facility and the Tritium Facility.

Abbreviation	LLNL
Location	Livermore , CA United States 37° 41' 20.8356" N, 121° 43' 9.2352" W See map: Google Maps California US
Website	https://www.llnl.gov/
Primary Function	Stewardship of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile is the foremost responsibility of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
Ongoing Operations	Livermore experts are combining materials research, experiments, and advanced numerical models to anticipate any problems in America's aging nuclear weapons.
Status	Active

Resident Inspector Weekly Reports

Date	Name	File
August 30, 2013	Lawrence Livermore Week Ending August 30, 2013	PDF
August 23, 2013	Lawrence Livermore Week Ending August 23, 2013	PDF
August 16, 2013	Lawrence Livermore Week Ending August 16, 2013	PDF
August 9, 2013	Lawrence Livermore Week Ending August 9, 2013	PDF
August 2, 2013	Lawrence Livermore Week Ending August 2, 2013	PDF

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Related Letters

2024

Date	Title	Document
January 5, 2024	SQA of CAMs for the LLNL Recovery Glovebox Line	PDF

2013

Date	Title	Document
February 20, 2013	DOE Provides a Report Describing Actions NNSA and LLNL have Taken to Address the Remaining Issues Noted in the Enclosure to the Board's December 13, 2011, Letter Regarding Two Safety Systems at the Plutonium Facility at LLNL	PDF
January 31, 2013	DOE Response to August 30, 2012, Board Letter Regarding Safety Control Strategies for Nuclear Operations at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)	PDF
January 31, 2013	DOE Response to Board August 30, 2012, Letter which Issued a Reporting Requirement Regarding Safety Control Strategies for Nuclear Operations at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	PDF

2012

Date	Title	Document
December 19, 2012	DOE Requires until January 31, 2013, to Respond to Board August 30, 2012, Letter which Issued a Reporting Requirement Concerning Safety Basis Deficiencies at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)	PDF
December 6, 2012	DOE Requires an Additional 60 Days for Further Review of Final Response to Board December 13, 2011, Letter which Issued a Reporting Requirement Concerning the Review of the Design, Functionality, and Maintenance of Safety Systems at LLNL	PDF
October 26, 2012	DOE Letter Requesting an Additional 30 Days beyond the Requested 60-Day Time Frame to Complete the DOE Response to Board August 30, 2012, Letter Concerning the Development, Review, and Approval of Safety Control Strategies for Nuclear Operations at LLNL	PDF
August 30, 2012	Board Issues a Reporting Requirement Concerning Safety Basis Deficiencies at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)	PDF
March 8, 2012	DOE Response to Board December 13, 2011, Letter which Issued a Reporting Requirement Describing Specific Actions the NNSA has taken or Plans to take to Ensure that Safety Systems at the Plutonium Facility at LLNL can Perform their Safety Functions	PDF
February 2, 2012	DOE Response to Board December 13, 2011, Letter which Issued a Reporting Requirement Concerning the Design, Functionality, and Maintenance of Safety Systems at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Requesting an Additional 30 Days to Answer	PDF

2011

Date	Title	Document
December 7, 2011	DOE Clarification of Issue Regarding Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Building 331 (B331) Tritium Operations Documented Safety Analysis	PDF
June 14, 2011	DOE Response to the May 16, 2011, Board Letter Issuing a Reporting Requirement Regarding the Rationale for the Current Proposed Safety Basis and Control Strategy for the Tritium Facility at LLNL	PDF
June 13, 2011	DOE Request for a 30 Day Extension to Respond to the Board's Letter of April 5, 2011, Regarding the Implementation of DOE-NA-STD-3016-2006, Hazard Analysis Reports for Nuclear Explosive Operations	PDF

2010

Date	Title	Document
September 9, 2010	DOE Letter Transmitting a Response to Address Work Planning and Control Upgrades for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	PDF
February 23, 2010	DOE Letter Stating the Response to the Board's December 2, 2009, LANL Work Planning and Controls Letter is in Progress and will be Issued by April 2, 2010	PDF

2007

Date	Title	Document
May 10, 2007	Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Report within 30 Days to Clarify NNSA's Expectations of the Revised DOE-STD-3016	PDF

2005

Date	Title	Document
September 16, 2005	DOE Letter Regarding Resumption of Programmatic Operations in the Plutonium Facility at LLNL	PDF
July 26, 2005	DOE Forwards Report on Livermore Site Office's Evaluation of LLNL's Configuration Management in Buildings 331,334,239,251, and Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Management Facilities	PDF
March 9, 2005	Status Report on Configuration Management at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	PDF
March 8, 2005	Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Report (Prior to Resumption)from NNSA on the Path Forward for Resumption of Programmatic Operations at Plutonium Facility	PDF
January 12, 2005	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Draft Building 332 Documented Safety Analysis	PDF
January 4, 2005	Interim Report Regarding configuration Management for Vital Safety Systems at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	PDF

2004

Date	Title	Document
November 3, 2004	Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Report within 60 Days Addressing Vital Safety Systems and a Resource-Loaded Schedule Implementing Management Program	PDF
October 7, 2004	DOE Leak Path Factor for Building 332 at the Plutonium Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	PDF
September 17, 2004	DOE Reports Site-Wide Evaluations of Training and Qualification Programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Nevada Test Site	PDF
August 6, 2004	Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to DOE for a Briefing within 45 Days Providing the Results of Evaluations of the Training and Qualification Programs at LANL, LLNL, and NTS in Accordance with DOE Standard 1070-94	PDF
June 4, 2004	DOE Contractor Training Assessment by the Livermore Site Office	PDF
May 14, 2004	DOE Response to Board April 12, 2004, Letter Regarding the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Proposed Safety Basis for Building 332, the Plutonium Facility	PDF
April 26, 2004	DOE Completion of Stabilization and Packaging of Certain Nuclear Materials at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Relative to Recommendation 2000-1	PDF
April 13, 2004	DOE Revision of DOE Order 5600.1 on the Management of the Weapon Program and Weapon Complex Relative to the 2002-2 Implementation Plan, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex	PDF
March 19, 2004	DOE Response to Board Reporting Requirement Regarding a Weapon Dismantlement at the Pantex Plant	PDF

2003

Date	Title	Document
August 14, 2003	Board Requests to be Informed of DOE’s Plans for HEPA Filter Testing Prior to Any Changes in HEPA Filter Testing Protocols, Including Deactivation of the Filter Test Facility	PDF
July 10, 2003	DOE Provides Status of the Stabilization and Packaging of Excess Plutonium and Uranium at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Relation to the DOE's 2000-1 Implementation Plan	PDF
June 23, 2003	DOE Letter Responding to Board Reporting Requirement Regarding Safety Bases for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Defense Nuclear Facilities	PDF

2002

Date	Title	Document
September 6, 2002	DOE Action Plan to Address the Issues on the Emergency Power System at Building 332 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	PDF
September 3, 2002	DOE Initial Phase II Assessment Report on Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Building 625 Fire Sprinkler System Relative to the 2000-2 Implementation Plan	PDF
February 22, 2002	DOE re: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Responses to Board Staff Questions on Building 332 Fire Protection Systems	PDF

2001

Date	Title	Document
July 25, 2001	DOE Response to Board Letter Dated December 21, 1999 and Enclosing the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Corrective Action Plan and Current Status of the Corrective Actions	PDF

2000

Date	Title	Document
January 14, 2000	Board Acknowledges Dr. Charles Carrigan's Efforts in Helping to Make David Ralston's Third-Year Internship Assignment a Success	PDF

1999

Date	Title	Document
December 16, 1999	DOE Response to Board Letter Dated October 5, 1999, Regarding Integrated Safety Management Progress at the Nevada Test Site	PDF
February 23, 1999	Board Commends Dr. C. Bruce Tarter on the Safety Management Upgrade Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	PDF

1998

Date	Title	Document
January 16, 1998	DOE Letter Concerning Safety Issues at Building 332 (LLNL)	PDF

1997

Date	Title	Document
December 31, 1997	Board Regarding Implementation of Recommendation 95-2, Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) in Building 332 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	PDF
July 21, 1997	DOE Proposed Modifications to Provisions within the 94-1 Implementation Plan	PDF
February 3, 1997	DOE Response to the Deficiencies at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Plutonium Facility	PDF

1996

Date	Title	Document
July 23, 1996	DOE Response to Board Staff Review of LLNL re: Integrated Safety Management	PDF
March 26, 1996	Board Commendation of DOE on its Efforts to Revitalize Technical Personnel Interchange with the Department of Defense under the Military Research Associate Program	PDF

1995

Date	Title	Document
August 3, 1995	DOE Forwards Response to June 14, 1995, Letter from the Board Regarding the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Plutonium Facility (Bldg. 332)	PDF
June 14, 1995	Board Letter Expressing Concern over the Plutonium Facility at LLNL and Providing a Summary of Findings	PDF

1994

Date	Title	Document
December 21, 1994	Board Encloses Report on "Adherence to Safety Requirements and Conduct of Operations at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, (Rec. 94-4)"	PDF
June 30, 1994	DOE Fifth Progress Report on the 93-1 Implementation Plan	PDF