Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Preparing for the 21st Century; 40 Years of Excellence, UCRL-AR-108618
Livermore, CA: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1992. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 168, [2] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Format is approximately 10 inches by 14 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a federal research facility in Livermore, California, United States, founded by the University of California, Berkeley in 1952. A Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), it is primarily funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and managed and operated by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS), a partnership of the University of California, Bechtel, BWX Technologies, AECOM, and Battelle Memorial Institute in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System. In 2012, the laboratory had the synthetic chemical element livermorium named after it. In 1957, the Livermore Lab was selected to develop the warhead for the Navy's Polaris missile. Numerous innovations were made to fit a nuclear warhead into the relatively small confines of the nosecone. Over the years, LLNL designed the following warheads: W27, W38, B41, W45, W47, W48, W55, W56, W58, W62, W68, W70, W71, W79, W82, B83, and W87. The W87 and the B83 are the only LLNL designs still in the U.S. nuclear stockpile. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States began a moratorium on nuclear testing and development of new nuclear weapon designs. To sustain existing warheads for the indefinite future, a science-based Stockpile Stewardship Program (SSP) was defined that emphasized the development and application of greatly improved technical capabilities to assess the safety, security, and reliability of existing nuclear warheads. Confidence in the weapons is maintained through stockpile surveillance, assessment and certification, and refurbishment or weapon replacement. Condition: Good.
Keywords: LLNL, Earnest O. Lawrence, Nuclear Weapons, National Defense, Arms Control, Lasers, Applied Science, Computations, Economic Competitiveness, Materials Science
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