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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Operating Status: Operating
A U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory conducting nuclear weapons research and national security science.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy. Established in 1943 to conduct the Manhattan Project's atomic weapons research, the laboratory now serves as a nuclear weapons design and production agency addressing nuclear threats and national security science.
The laboratory operates from a nearly 40-square-mile campus in Los Alamos, New Mexico, roughly 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, with almost 900 facilities including 13 nuclear facilities. Its workforce totals approximately 14,150 people, primarily employed through contractor Triad National Security, LLC.
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