SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES

Photo courtesy of Energy.gov

Photo courtesy of Energy.gov

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  • 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

    State Government

    Local Government

  • Sandia National Laboratories

    Albuquerque Mayor’s Office

    • Phone: (505) 768-3000

Site Budget

FY 2022 Enacted FY 2023 Request FY 2023 House Bill
4,576 4,003 4,003

(Defense Environmental Cleanup. Amounts in thousands of dollars. Click here for the latest site budget.)

Bill Wilborn

Program Manager, Sandia National Laboratory-New Mexico Environmental Restoration Operations Project

Cleanup Issues

    • Soil and Groundwater Remediation

  • In March 2022, the Office of Environmental Management released a Strategic Vision for 2022-2032.

    Planned Cleanup Scope 2022–2032

    Beginning in 2022, DOE will continue monitoring activities and expects to provide NMED with any additional analysis in support of beginning the corrective measure process for the Burn Site Groundwater AOC.

    The full Sandia Strategic Vision is available here.

NNSA Missions

  • 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.

Science Missions

  • 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.

 

Updated August 2022.
Information in this profile is sourced from DOE, NNSA, and the site’s online resources.