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Facts, Figures

LANL's mission is to develop and apply science and technology to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent; reduce global threats; and solve other emerging national security and energy challenges.

LANL Facts, Figures - 2012

People Place Workforce Major Awards
People
Total employees: 10,751
  • Los Alamos National Security, LLC: 7,013
  • SOC Los Alamos (guard force): 401
  • Contractors: 501
  • Students: 978

Budget, FY 2012
Approx. $2.2 billion

  • 57% Weapons programs
  • 9% Nonproliferation programs
  • 7% Safeguards and Security
  • 8% Environmental Management
  • 4% DOE Office of Science
  • 4% Energy and other programs
  • 11% Work for Others

Located 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 36 square miles of DOE-owned property

More than 2,000 individual facilities, including 47 technical areas with 8 million square feet under roof including

  • 1,280 buildings (11 nuclear facilities)
  • 268 miles of roads (100 paved)
  • 34 miles of electrical lines
  • 63 miles of gas lines
  • power plant

Replacement value of $5.9 billion

LANS and students only:
34% of employees live in Los Alamos; remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos, Albuquerque

Average Age: 46
  • 70% male, 30% female
  • 43% minorities
  • 63% university degrees
  • 23% hold undergraduate degrees
  • 16% hold graduate degrees
  • 24% have earned a PhD

R&D 100 awards since 1978: 124
E.O. Lawrence Awards: 31
Seaborg Medal
Edward Teller Medal
Nobel Prize in Physics: Frederick Reines

 

Albuquerque to Los Alamos, NM
98 miles; 1 hr, 51 min.

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