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    Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM) – SNL facilities are located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Livermore, California. Major defense nuclear facilities at Sandia are located in Technical Area V at the New Mexico site, including the Annular Core Research Reactor, Auxiliary Hot Cell Facility, Gamma Irradiation Facility, and Sandia Pulsed Reactor Facility. The Sandia Pulsed Reactor is no longer in operation; however, the facility is now used for smaller scale criticality experiments.
  
        Abbreviation
            SNLLocation
            Albuquerque
              ,                     NM
              United States
                                            35° 3' 25.8696" N, 106° 32' 10.2732" W
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  New Mexico        USWebsite
            http://www.sandia.gov/Primary Function
            Ensuring the U.S. nuclear arsenal is safe, secure, and reliable through six mission areas:  nuclear weapons; nonproliferation; homeland security and defense; energy and infrastructure assurance; defense systems and assurance; and science, technology, and engineering.Ongoing Operations
            Development of testing requirements and qualification testing of nuclear weapons components and systems in radiation environments using the Annular Core Research Reactor and the Gamma Irradiation Facility; reactor safety studies, development of fuels for special purpose reactors, and isotope production; repackaging of radiological waste for offsite shipment and disposal.Status
            Active

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    2022
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentDecember 16, 2022
                          Conduct of Operations at SNL Technical Area V [2023-100-005]
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2016
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentOctober 27, 2016
                          Mixed Waste Landfill at Sandia National Laboratories
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2012
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentJuly 16, 2012
                          DOE Response to Board April 18, 2012, Letter Concerning Quality Assurance at the Annular Core Research Reactor (ACRR) at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
                          PDF iconPDFJune 27, 2012
                          Board Response to Citizen Action New Mexico Letter of April 19, 2012, Regarding Nuclear Safety at the Annular Core Research Reactor (ACRR) and other Facilities at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
                          PDF iconPDFJune 26, 2012
                          DOE Response to Board Letter of February 28, 2012, which Issued a Reporting Requirement Concerning the NNSA’s Plans to Review the Accident Analyses, Modify the DSA, and Evaluate the Reliability of Controls for the Annular Core Research Reactor at SNL
                          PDF iconPDFMay 25, 2012
                          DOE Letter Responding to Board February 25, 2012, Letter which Issued a Reporting Requirement Concerning the Annular Core Research Reactor (ACRR) at the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Requesting an Additional 30 Days to Finalize the Written Response
                          PDF iconPDFMarch 2, 2012
                          Board Further Responds to April 21, 2011, Citizen Action New Mexico Letter Regarding the Safe Operation of the Annular Core Research Reactor at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
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2011
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentOctober 13, 2011
                          Board Thanks Dr. Caren Wenner, Dr. Courtney Dornburg and Randy Castillo for Presenting and Arranging a One-Day Short Course in Human Factors Engineering (HFE) for Board Technical Staff on September 15, 2011
                          PDF iconPDFSeptember 2, 2011
                          Board Response to April 21, 2011, Letter Regarding Safe Operation of the Annular Core Research Reactor (ACRR) at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and Regulatory Compliance Issues Related to Engineered Storage Silos at SNL
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2010
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentJuly 14, 2010
                          Board Forwards Citizen Action New Mexico Document "Before the Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board Citizen Action New Mexico Presentation" on Annular Core Research Reactor at SNL
                          PDF iconPDFJuly 14, 2010
                          Board Forwards Citizen Action New Mexico Document "Before the Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board Citizen Action New Mexico Presentation" on Annular Core Research Reactor at SNL
                          PDF iconPDFJuly 14, 2010
                          Board Forwards Citizen Action New Mexico Document "Before the Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board Citizen Action New Mexico Presentation" on Annular Core Research Reactor at SNL
                          PDF iconPDFJuly 14, 2010
                          Board Forwards Citizen Action New Mexico Document "Before the Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board Citizen Action New Mexico Presentation" on Annular Core Research Reactor at SNL
                          PDF iconPDFJune 30, 2010
                          DOE Letter Transmitting an Exclusion Report for Commitment 8.3 of IP 2004-2 for the Gamma Irradiation Facility at the Sandia National Laboratories
                          PDF iconPDFJanuary 25, 2010
                          Processing of information concerning the W76 Mod 1 Program
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2009
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentJuly 29, 2009
                          Current Status of the Board's Concerns on Action Plans to Improve Both Federal and Contractor Handling of SNL-NM Safety Bases
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2008
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentJuly 31, 2008
                          Citizen Action New Mexico Executive Director David McCoy Concerns about Safety Issues at Sandia National Laboratory
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2005
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentJune 12, 2005
                          Corrective Action Plan for the Skin Contamination Incident and Integrated Safety Management at the Sandia National Laboratories Technical Area V
                          PDF iconPDFMarch 23, 2005
                          Implementation of Nuclear Safety Requirements for a Nuclear Facility Located at Sandia National Laboratories
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2004
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentDecember 13, 2004
                          Board Agrees to a 30 Day Extension for Report and Briefing for Reporting Requirement on Adequacy of Safety Bases at Sandia National Laboratories
                          PDF iconPDFNovember 22, 2004
                          DOE Request for a 30 Day Extension to Submit a Report and Brief the Board Regarding Adequacy of Safety Basis for Nuclear Facilities at Sandia National Laboratory
                          PDF iconPDFMarch 18, 2004
                          DOE Additional Information as a Follow-up to the Sandia National Laboratory Briefing with the Board on its New Management Team and Other Areas of Interest to the Board
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2002
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentNovember 12, 2002
                          DOE Regarding Sandia Underground Reactor Facility
                          PDF iconPDFOctober 10, 2002
                          DOE Initial Phase II Assessment Report from the Kirtland Site Operations Office Relative to the 2000-2 Implementation Plan
                          PDF iconPDFMay 17, 2002
                          DOE Responding to Board Reporting Requirement Dated March 7, 2002, Regarding the Design of the Sandia Underground Reactor Facility
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1998
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentOctober 20, 1998
                          Board Comments on the SRS Citizens Advisory Board Relative to Draft Order 435.1, Radioactive Waste Management
                          PDF iconPDFMarch 13, 1998
                          DOE Forwards the Consolidated Response (Enclosed) from DOE Kirtland and Sandia Addressing Concerns on Integrated Contractor Self-Assessments and Oversight
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