Early History of Sandia National Laboratories

Explore the origins and early development of Sandia National Laboratories, from its inception in the early 1950s to its growth and contributions to the nuclear weapons complex. Learn about key figures, decisions, and milestones that shaped the new site in Sandia, California, and its role in supporting UCRL Livermore. Discover the significance of Sandia's support for ordnance engineering and its transition to Sandia Corporation in 1949.

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• Sandia National Laboratories
• Nuclear Weapons Complex
• Origins
• Development

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1. Photos placed in horizontal position with even amount of white space between photos and header Origins of a New Site: The Early History of Sandia California Rebecca Ullrich April 15, 2015 Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Energy s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. SAND NO. 2011-XXXXP SAND2015-2863PE

2. Todays Scope The decisions leading up to the creation of this site and the early years of its development Origins of Sandia Nuclear Weapons Complex in the early 1950s Creation of UCRL Livermore (LLNL) Need for ordnance engineering support for LLNL AEC decision: Sandia to support LLNL designs Establishing the new Sandia site (construction, personnel, and direction) Growth Early programs 2

3. Origins of Sandia J. Robert Oppenheimer Jerrold R. Zacharias 3

4. The New Mexico Site

5. Early Growth: SSTB Glenn Fowler

6. 1949: Transition in Sandia Lab Status First Sandia Corporation President, George Landry

7. Nuclear Weapons Complex, MED,1949, 1951, 1953 Los Alamos Livermore Sandia Oak Ridge Y-12 Oak Ridge K-25 Burlington Hanford Kansas City Pantex Rock Island Inyokern Picatinny Mound Savannah River Paducah NTS Rocky Flats Fernald Albuquerque Portsmouth 7

8. Results: Product

9. University of California Rad Lab: A Second Site E. O. Lawrence, Edward Teller, Herb York Naval Air Station Livermore, 1943

10. Sandia Support for UCRL, Livermore Sandia at Operation Upshot-Knothole NAS WAVEs barracks used as offices York s draft plan for UCRL Livermore 10

11. Announcing a New Sandia Site Teller, McRae, and Howard 11

12. Location 12

13. Facilities Plan 13

14. Expansion and Reorganization Howard, Poole, Molnar, and Campbell, 1958 14

15. Capabilities 15

16. Early Work W48 155mm cannon W54 Davy Crockett 16

17. Polaris W47 Polaris SLBM 17

18. Accomplishments 18

19. Livermore, California 19

20. Community 20

21. Thank you 21