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UCRL-CONF-224671LLNL History and CurrentActivitiesA. Oravetz, S. GoulartSeptember 23, 2006The Dublin SoroptimistDublin, CA, United StatesSeptember 26, 2006 through September 26, 2006Disclaimer   This document was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor the University of California nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or the University of California. 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NP04-0069LLNL Historyand Current Activities  Presented to:The Dublin Soroptimist  September 26, 2006Tony OravetzNMTP/DTED Superintendent LLNLVice Mayor City of DublinUNCLASSIFIEDThis work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract No. W-7405-Eng-48.UCRL_CONF-224671UNCLASSIFIED 2NP04-0069Agendan Brief overview of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratoryn Current activities at the NTS< NIF» Other LLNL activities (brief)UNCLASSIFIED 3NP04-0069A “new ideas” Laboratoryn Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is one of two nuclear weapons laboratories in the United Statesn While built on the foundation of weapons research, research in other areas is also conductedUNCLASSIFIED 4NP04-0069Team Science in the National InterestLLNL prides itself in putting together multi-disciplinary teams to solve complex technical problemsUNCLASSIFIED 5NP04-0069Pushing the Frontiers of Nuclear Weapon Designn LLNL’s entrance into nuclear testing was a “fizzle”n Pushing the frontier of science has riskn Perseverance led to LLNL’s future contributions to  smaller warheads and the possibility of the Polaris submarine programUNCLASSIFIED 6NP04-0069Strategic BreakthroughProject Nobska – “We at Livermore can deliver it in 5 years and it will yield1 megaton.” Edward TellerUNCLASSIFIED 7NP04-0069First Underground Nuclear TestUNCLASSIFIED 8NP04-0069Providing Technical Support forArms NegotiationsSince 1958, many scientists have contributed their expertise to the negotiations of nuclear arms reduction and nuclear test ban treatiesUNCLASSIFIED 9NP04-0069Understanding the Effects of RadiationResearch into the biological consequences of fallout radiation (begun in 1954) led to the creation of biomedical and environmental research programs at LLNLUNCLASSIFIED 10NP04-0069Assessing the Weapons Capabilities of Othersn Since the early days of Livermore, intelligence agencies have sought LLNL expertise to analyze atmospheric nuclear tests conducted by the USSRn Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and International Security Directorate works today to respond to WMD proliferation and terrorismUNCLASSIFIED 11NP04-0069Industrial-Scale Applications for LasersNew tools for today’s energy problemsUNCLASSIFIED 12NP04-0069Enormous Strides in Magnetic FusionAs a national laboratory, LLNL is involved in high-risk, high-value science requiring diverse technical teamworkUNCLASSIFIED 13NP04-0069Swords to Plowshares with DYNA3Dn DYNA3D calculation of the crush-up of the nose cone of the B83 strategic bombn DYNA3D spread into industry» Current users (over 300) represent a “Who’s Who” list of major US firms» Study shows $350M savings annually by US industry UNCLASSIFIED 14NP04-0069Deciphering the Human Genetic CodeLLNL’s biomedical research program has evolved from early radiation studies to become a major player in the international effort to decode the human genomeUNCLASSIFIED 15NP04-0069Inspecting for Weapons of Mass Destructionn Laboratory physicists found the Iraqi isotope separation technology to be similar to early UC enrichment technologies pioneered at UC Berkeleyn Research effort estimated at $8BUNCLASSIFIED 16NP04-0069Advanced Sensors Map the Moonn Six cameras designed and built at LLNL mapped the entire surface of the Moon at resolutions never before attainedn State-of-the-art technologies developed at LLNL continue to be leveraged into non-weapons related fields UNCLASSIFIED 17NP04-0069Understanding the Details of Nuclear Weapon Performancen The Stockpile Stewardship Program is used to validate the viability and safety of the nuclear stockpilen Much of the activities at the Nevada Test Site support this programUNCLASSIFIED 18NP04-0069Defending against Terrorismn Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos (LANL) National Laboratories deployed the Biological Aerosol Sentry & Information System (BASIS) for 2002 Winter Olympicsn LLNL is poised to make additional contributions to homeland defensen The NTS will play an important partUNCLASSIFIED 19NP04-0069JASPER is an example of an outstanding teamn LLNL has lead role in all aspects: technical direction and management of design, startup, and operation of the facility and programn Bechtel Nevada (BN) supplies resources for facility maintenance & operation, and diagnostic design & operationn National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)  has oversight responsibilitiesJASPER team: LLNL, BN, and NNSA engineers, scientists, technicians, and administratorsUNCLASSIFIED 20NP04-0069UNCLASSIFIED 21NP04-0069§ Up to 70,000 lb of explosive authorized§ 1.2 km buffer zone or larger if required § High-speed optical photography§ Flash x-ray photography§ Laser Doppler velocimetryFiring tableShaped charge deflectorControl/Diagnostics BunkersBig Explosives Experimental Facility (BEEF)

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