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    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.
  
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            LLNLLocation
            Livermore
              ,                     CA
              United States
                                            37° 41' 20.8356" N, 121° 43' 9.2352" W
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            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
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    2024
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                          Title
                          DocumentJanuary 5, 2024
                          SQA of CAMs for the LLNL Recovery Glovebox Line
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2013
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentFebruary 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 iconPDFJanuary 31, 2013
                          DOE Response to August 30, 2012, Board Letter Regarding Safety Control Strategies for Nuclear Operations at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
                          PDF iconPDFJanuary 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
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2012
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentDecember 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 iconPDFDecember 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 iconPDFOctober 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 iconPDFAugust 30, 2012
                          Board Issues a Reporting Requirement Concerning Safety Basis Deficiencies at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
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                          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 iconPDFFebruary 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
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2011
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentDecember 7, 2011
                          DOE Clarification of Issue Regarding Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Building 331 (B331) Tritium Operations Documented Safety Analysis
                          PDF iconPDFJune 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 iconPDFJune 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
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2010
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentSeptember 9, 2010
                          DOE Letter Transmitting a Response to Address Work Planning and Control Upgrades for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
                          PDF iconPDFFebruary 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
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2007
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentMay 10, 2007
                          Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Report within 30 Days to Clarify NNSA's Expectations of the Revised DOE-STD-3016
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2005
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentSeptember 16, 2005
                          DOE Letter Regarding Resumption of Programmatic Operations in the Plutonium Facility at LLNL
                          PDF iconPDFJuly 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 iconPDFMarch 9, 2005
                          Status Report on Configuration Management at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
                          PDF iconPDFMarch 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 iconPDFJanuary 12, 2005
                          Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Draft Building 332 Documented Safety Analysis
                          PDF iconPDFJanuary 4, 2005
                          Interim Report Regarding configuration Management for Vital Safety Systems at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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2004
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentNovember 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 iconPDFOctober 7, 2004
                          DOE Leak Path Factor for Building 332 at the Plutonium Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
                          PDF iconPDFSeptember 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 iconPDFAugust 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 iconPDFJune 4, 2004
                          DOE Contractor Training Assessment by the Livermore Site Office
                          PDF iconPDFMay 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 iconPDFApril 26, 2004
                          DOE Completion of Stabilization and Packaging of Certain Nuclear Materials at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Relative to Recommendation 2000-1
                          PDF iconPDFApril 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 iconPDFMarch 19, 2004
                          DOE Response to Board Reporting Requirement Regarding a Weapon Dismantlement at the Pantex Plant
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2003
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentAugust 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 iconPDFJuly 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 iconPDFJune 23, 2003
                          DOE Letter Responding to Board Reporting Requirement Regarding Safety Bases for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Defense Nuclear Facilities
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2002
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentSeptember 6, 2002
                          DOE Action Plan to Address the Issues on the Emergency Power System at Building 332 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
                          PDF iconPDFSeptember 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 iconPDFFebruary 22, 2002
                          DOE re: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Responses to Board Staff Questions on Building 332 Fire Protection Systems
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2001
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentJuly 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
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2000
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentJanuary 14, 2000
                          Board Acknowledges Dr. Charles Carrigan's Efforts in Helping to Make David Ralston's Third-Year Internship Assignment a Success
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1999
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentDecember 16, 1999
                          DOE Response to Board Letter Dated October 5, 1999, Regarding Integrated Safety Management Progress at the Nevada Test Site
                          PDF iconPDFFebruary 23, 1999
                          Board Commends  Dr. C. Bruce Tarter on the Safety Management Upgrade Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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1998
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentJanuary 16, 1998
                          DOE Letter Concerning Safety Issues at Building 332 (LLNL)
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1997
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentDecember 31, 1997
                          Board Regarding Implementation of Recommendation 95-2, Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) in Building 332 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
                          PDF iconPDFJuly 21, 1997
                          DOE Proposed Modifications to Provisions within the 94-1 Implementation Plan
                          PDF iconPDFFebruary 3, 1997
                          DOE Response to the Deficiencies at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Plutonium Facility
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1996
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentJuly 23, 1996
                          DOE Response to Board Staff Review of LLNL re: Integrated Safety Management
                          PDF iconPDFMarch 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
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1995
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentAugust 3, 1995
                          DOE Forwards Response to June 14, 1995, Letter from the Board Regarding the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Plutonium Facility (Bldg. 332)
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                          Board Letter Expressing Concern over the Plutonium Facility at LLNL and Providing a Summary of Findings
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1994
    Date
                          Title
                          DocumentDecember 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 iconPDFJune 30, 1994
                          DOE Fifth Progress Report on the 93-1 Implementation Plan
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