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Sandia
National Laboratory
Sandia
is a national security laboratory operated for the U.S. Department of
Energy by the Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Co. We design all
non-nuclear components for the nation's nuclear weapons, perform a wide
variety of energy research and development projects, and work on assignments
that respond to national security threats - both military and economic.
We encourage and seek partnerships with appropriate U.S. industry and
government groups to collaborate on emerging technologies that support
our mission.
Sandia has served for more than 50 years as one of the major national
defense R&D labs, starting in 1945 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as part
of the Manhattan Project, which built the first nuclear weapons. AT&T
began managing Sandia in 1949 after President Harry Truman offered the
company "an opportunity to render an exceptional service in the national
interest." In 1993, Lockheed Martin (then Martin Marietta) assumed management
of the Labs.
Today Sandia has two primary facilities, one in Albuquerque and one
in Livermore, California. We employ about 7,450 people and manage about
$1.4 billion of work per year.
We are funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy to design
all of the non-nuclear components of the nation's nuclear weapons. We
also work closely with many U.S. government and industry groups to make
contributions to preserve the nation's security. We constantly explore
new opportunities to team with government, industry, and university
partners in this mission. Sandia pursues "science and engineering with
the mission in mind" - finding solutions to the nation's most challenging
problems.
Sandia's Albuquerque, New Mexico, site (Sandia/New Mexico) is home
to approximately 6,600 technical and administrative employees. This
site has various laboratories and is Sandia's headquarters. This is
the place to get information if you plan to visit us.
Most Sandia facilities are not open to the general public. We do, however,
offer a general orientation tour of the Labs, which includes a video
overview, a tour of the Solar Thermal Test Facility, a "windshield tour"
of other facilities, and a stop at the National Atomic Museum.
Sandia National Laboratories, working with Technology Ventures
Corporation (TVC), the City of Albuquerque and several landowners, is
planning a 285 acre, campus-style technology center. The Sandia Science
and Technology Park (SSTP), located adjacent "next generation" technology
community.
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