ローレンス リバモア研究所は
第二次世界大戦後エドワードテラーが原爆よりもさらに強力な
爆弾をつくるために作られた。
年間予算１２００億円の大研究所だ。
たしかカリフォルニア大学とくっついている。
その秘密管理はいまでもきびしく
わたしのような訪問者が研究交流で
おとずれても目的以外の場所で発見されると
狙撃されてもしかたないと忠告をうける。
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
Date Established: 1952
Primary Mission:
Primary - Research, development, and maintenance of nuclear weapon designs.
Secondary - Strategic defense, energy, environment, biomedicine, and education.
Size: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)--821 acres (1.3 square miles); Site 300--7000 acres (11 square miles). LLNL has about 600 buildings; of these, 260 facilities involve hazards other than those found in typical office buildings; of the 260, eight are considered non-reactor nuclear facilities and 63 as radiological facilities.
Employees: Approximately 5,385 Department of Energy (DOE) funded University of California staff (as of September 1996). The Oakland Operations Office (OAK) has about 140 employees assigned at LLNL and provides matrix support from its Oakland Office.
Annual Budget: The fiscal year 1996 operating budget was $1.0 billion. The estimates for total site budget for fiscal year 1997 and 1998 are 1.03 billion and 1.06 billion respectively.
Cognizant Secretarial Office: Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs (DP). Principal offices include DP-13 and DP-20. Energy Research (ER-20). Environmental Management (EM-20, EM-30 and EM-44) and Nuclear Energy (NE) also have interests at LLNL.
第二次世界大戦後エドワードテラーが原爆よりもさらに強力な
爆弾をつくるために作られた。
年間予算１２００億円の大研究所だ。
たしかカリフォルニア大学とくっついている。
その秘密管理はいまでもきびしく
わたしのような訪問者が研究交流で
おとずれても目的以外の場所で発見されると
狙撃されてもしかたないと忠告をうける。
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
Date Established: 1952
Primary Mission:
Primary - Research, development, and maintenance of nuclear weapon designs.
Secondary - Strategic defense, energy, environment, biomedicine, and education.
Size: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)--821 acres (1.3 square miles); Site 300--7000 acres (11 square miles). LLNL has about 600 buildings; of these, 260 facilities involve hazards other than those found in typical office buildings; of the 260, eight are considered non-reactor nuclear facilities and 63 as radiological facilities.
Employees: Approximately 5,385 Department of Energy (DOE) funded University of California staff (as of September 1996). The Oakland Operations Office (OAK) has about 140 employees assigned at LLNL and provides matrix support from its Oakland Office.
Annual Budget: The fiscal year 1996 operating budget was $1.0 billion. The estimates for total site budget for fiscal year 1997 and 1998 are 1.03 billion and 1.06 billion respectively.
Cognizant Secretarial Office: Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs (DP). Principal offices include DP-13 and DP-20. Energy Research (ER-20). Environmental Management (EM-20, EM-30 and EM-44) and Nuclear Energy (NE) also have interests at LLNL.
