Early History of Sandia National Laboratories
Origins of a New Site:
The Early History of Sandia California
Rebecca Ullrich
April 15, 2015
SAND2015-2863PE
Today’s 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
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Origins of Sandia
3
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Jerrold R. Zacharias
The New Mexico Site
Early Growth: SSTB
Glenn Fowler
1949: Transition in Sandia Lab Status
First Sandia Corporation President,
George Landry
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Los Alamos
Los Alamos
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge
Y-12
Y-12
Hanford
Hanford
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge
K-25
K-25
Sandia
Sandia
Kansas City
Kansas City
Burlington
Burlington
Mound
Mound
Rock Island
Rock Island
Inyokern
Inyokern
Picatinny
Picatinny
Livermore
Livermore
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Paducah
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Portsmouth
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
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Results: Product
University of California Rad Lab:
A Second Site
Naval Air Station Livermore, 1943
E. O. Lawrence, Edward Teller,
Herb York
Sandia Support for UCRL, Livermore
10
York’s draft plan for UCRL Livermore
Sandia at
Operation
Upshot-Knothole
NAS WAVEs
barracks used
as offices
Announcing a New Sandia Site
11
Teller, McRae,
and Howard
Location
12
Facilities Plan
13
Expansion and Reorganization
14
Howard, Poole, Molnar, and
Campbell, 1958
Capabilities
15
Early Work
16
W48
155mm cannon
W54
Davy Crockett
Polaris
17
W47
Polaris
SLBM
Accomplishments
18
Livermore, California
19
Community
20
Thank you
21
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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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
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
Origins of Sandia J. Robert Oppenheimer Jerrold R. Zacharias 3
Early Growth: SSTB Glenn Fowler
1949: Transition in Sandia Lab Status First Sandia Corporation President, George Landry
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
University of California Rad Lab: A Second Site E. O. Lawrence, Edward Teller, Herb York Naval Air Station Livermore, 1943
Sandia Support for UCRL, Livermore Sandia at Operation Upshot-Knothole NAS WAVEs barracks used as offices York s draft plan for UCRL Livermore 10
Announcing a New Sandia Site Teller, McRae, and Howard 11
Location 12
Expansion and Reorganization Howard, Poole, Molnar, and Campbell, 1958 14
Capabilities 15
Early Work W48 155mm cannon W54 Davy Crockett 16
Polaris W47 Polaris SLBM 17
Community 20
Thank you 21
