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{{Image|LANL site.jpg|right|250px|Aerial view of Los Alamos National Laboratory as of 1995}}
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'''Los Alamos National Laboratory''' (LANL)  is a [[U.S. Department of Energy]] (DOE) national laboratory located in [[Los Alamos]], [[New Mexico]]. Since 2005, it has been managed and operated by [[Los Alamos National Security]] (LANS)<ref name=LANS/> and is one of the world's leading science and technology institutes. LANL's primary mission is to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the nation's nuclear deterrent,<ref name=LANL-Mission/>. In addition to its primary mission, LANL's research advances [[Biology|bioscience]], [[chemistry]], [[computer science]], [[Earth science|earth]] and [[environmental science]]s, [[materials science]], and [[physics]] disciplines.
 
At various times in the past, LANL has been known as '''''Site Y''''', '''''Los Alamos Laboratory''''', '''''and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory'''''.
 
{{Image|Trinity test.jpg|right|250px|Trinity test of atomic bomb on July 15, 1945 at 0.016 seconds after detonation. The fireball is about 200 metres wide.}}
{{Image|LANL Organization.png|center|906px|LANL Organization Chart}}
 
 
==References==
 
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<ref name=LANS>[http://www.lansllc.com/about.htm About LANS] From the website of Los Alamos National Security, LLC.</ref>
 
<ref name=LANL-Mission>[http://www.lanl.gov/history/overview.shtml LANL History Overview]] From the website of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.</ref>
 
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