Located in California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was established in 1952 as a multidisciplinary research and development center focusing on weapons development and stewardship and national security. The laboratory is operated by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, for the National Nuclear Security Administration. At the LLNL main site, EM has been tasked by Congress to demolish several excess facilities. At the Site 300 experimental test site, EM is responsible for the characterization, remedy selection, and remedy implementation at Buildings 865 and 812, as well as addressing the remaining perchlorate contamination under Building 850 groundwater.
LLNL News
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EM has released its program priorities for calendar year (CY) 2024, covering key cleanup actions, project construction, acquisition and other important activities that will further EM’s environmental mission.January 30, 2024 -
EM partnered with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) to complete the recent demolition of a building and removal of a reactor to make room for new facilities on the lab’s 1-square-mile footprint.May 10, 2022 -
The Office of Environmental Management leveraged the results of years of successful work in 2021 to launch a new era for the U.S. Department of Energy’s cleanup mission, all while continuing to manage the challenging conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.December 30, 2021 -
Workers have begun activities to prepare for the demolition of a nuclear reactor at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.December 22, 2020 -
The first transuranic waste shipment from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in a decade departs the laboratory earlier this month.September 29, 2020 -
Today, DOE awarded North Wind Site Services, LLC a new Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Environmental Management (EM-LLNL) Project Task Order.September 28, 2020
Kevin Bazzell has served as the Environmental Management (EM) Excess Facility Demolition Federal Project Director (FPD) for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory since 2012 and 2018 respectively and has more than 35 years of experience in the nuclear industry.
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High-Level Budget Information
FY22 - Enacted (in the millions) | FY23 - Requested (in the millions) | FY23 - Enacted (in the millions) | FY24 - Requested (in the millions) | FY24 Enacted (in the millions) | FY25 Requested (in the millions) |
| $37 | $14 | $37 | $22 | $37 | $2 |
For more information on the Office of Environmental Management's budget process and performance check out the Budget & Performance page.
