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(PD) Photo: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Aerial view of Los Alamos National Laboratory as of 1995

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)[1] 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,[2]. In addition to its primary mission, LANL's research work serves to advance bioscience, chemistry, computer science, earth and environmental sciences, materials science, and physics disciplines.[3]

At various times in the past, LANL has been known as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.

(PD) Photo: Berlyn Brixner
Trinity test of atomic bomb on July 15, 1945 at 0.016 seconds after detonation. The fireball is about 200 metres wide.
(PD) Chart: Los Alamos National Laboratory
LANL Organization Chart


References

  1. About LANS From the website of Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
  2. LANL History Overview] From the website of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
  3. About LANL From the website of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.