Sandia National Laboratories

The Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is comprised of 2,820 acres within the boundaries of the 118 square miles Kirtland Air Force Base, and is located 6.5 miles east of downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is managed by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semiautonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). SNL was established in 1945 for nuclear weapons development, testing, and assembly for the Manhattan Engineering District. This mission continued under the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (predecessor to DOE) and DOE. Beginning in 1980, the mission shifted toward research and development for non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons. Subsequently, the mission was expanded to research and development on nuclear safeguards and security, and multiple areas in science and technology. Although most of Sandia's approximately 10,000 employees work at Sandia's headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, or at its second principal laboratory in Livermore, California, others are working at various sites in the U.S. and abroad to deliver innovative and reliable solutions in a changing world.

Bernalillo County, NM (Headquarters)

City of Albuquerque, NM (Headquarters)

City of Livermore, CA (Second principal laboratory)

National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC – Management & Operations

• NTESS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc.

Federal Government

• U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D)

• U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D)

• U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D) (NM-01)

State Government

• Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)

• State Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) (District 16)

• State Rep. G. Andres Romero (D) (District 10)

Local Government

• City of Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller

Sandia National Laboratories

• Michelle Fleming, Media Contact

  • Phone: (505) 844-4902; Email: meflemi@sandia.gov

Albuquerque Mayor’s Office

• Phone: (505) 768-3000

• Soil and Groundwater Remediation

In March 2024, the Office of Environmental Management released a Strategic Vision for 2024-2034.

Planned Cleanup Scope 2024–2034

EM’s work scope at Sandia entails the continued semiannual sampling of the Perched Groundwater System monitoring wells and annual sampling of the Regional Aquifer wells. EM will continue to manage the long-term monitoring requirements until the work is transitioned to NNSA, which is expected to occur by 2031.

The full Sandia Strategic Vision is available here.

Sandia’s research programs span the breadth of work in energy—from electric grid modernization to renewable energy, from nuclear power plant safety to electric vehicle technologies. SRNL’s research is aligned with the nation’s energy priorities: tackling the climate crisis; accelerating transformation in the transportation sector; and improving energy system resilience, safety, and security.

Sandia’s primary mission is ensuring the U.S. nuclear arsenal is safe, secure, and reliable, and can fully support our nation’s deterrence policy. Sandia is the engineering arm of the U.S. nuclear weapons enterprise. We weaponize the nuclear explosive package to create an effective and sustainable nuclear deterrent.